Summary
Janette Rosing (1942 - 2021) was an antiquarian, art and photograph collector.[1][2] Her photograph collection, included some 8,000 images including early photographs of the Industrial Revolution described as some of the oldest photographs in England.[3][4] The collection primarily included 19th and 20th century photography.[5] Some of the collection was exhibited in 2015 at the London Photograph Fair.[6]
Life
editShe began collecting photographs in the early 1980s.[1][7] She amassed her collection through fairs and auctions.[1] She was close friends with Charles Cloney, a reclusive photographic collector who also amassed a large collection and died in 2002.[8]
In 2011, she assisted the National Museum of Bermuda with acquiring an 1834 portrait of the Royal Navy officer Thomas Harvey.[9]
She died 6 March 2021.[10]
In February 2025, Historic England acquired the Janette Rosing Collection, describing it as of "great national significance".[3][4][11][12]
References
edit- ^ a b c "In Memoriam:Janette Rosing 1942". The Classic. 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ "Rosing, Janette, (1942-2021), antiquarian". The National Archives. 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ a b Bakare, Lanre (2025-02-21). "Historic England acquires collection featuring some of UK's oldest photos". the Guardian. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ a b Franklin, Lauren (2025-02-21). "These may be the finest earliest landscape photographs of England". Countryfile.com. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ "Historic England acquires Collection Featuring Earliest and Finest Photographs of England". ArtDependence. 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ "Exhibition The London Photograph Fair". photography-now.com (in German). 2015-11-08. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ Media, ATG (2021-03-22). "Obituary: photography collector Janette Rosing". Antiques Trade Gazette. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ Burns, John (2002-12-01). "Irish recluse left fortune in photos". The Times and The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ "Thomas Harvey, Admiral on the Bermuda Station". The Royal Gazette, Bermuda. 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ "Deceased Estates". The Gazette. 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ "Historic England Acquires World-Class Collection Featuring Earliest and Finest Photographs of England". Historic England. 2025-01-03. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
- ^ Fabbro, Lauren Del (2025-02-21). "Historic England acquires over 8,000 photographs offering 'glimpse into past'". The Standard. Retrieved 2025-02-21.