Mary Rosse

Mary Parsons, Countess of Rosse
Mary Parsons, Countess of Rosse
Born	Mary Field; 14 April 1813
Died	1885 (aged 72)
Spouse	William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (m. 1836; died 1867)
Children	11

Mary Parsons, Countess of Rosse (née Field; 14 April 1813 – 1885), was an Anglo-Irish amateur astronomer, architect, furniture designer, and pioneering photographer. Often known simply as Mary Rosse, she was one of the early practitioners of making photographs from waxed-paper negatives.^[1]

^ For more on waxed-paper negatives, see John Towler, "Negatives on Paper", chap. 29 of The Silver Sunbeam (New York: Joseph H. Ladd, 1864).

[1] For more on waxed-paper negatives, see John Towler, "Negatives on Paper", chap. 29 of The Silver Sunbeam (New York: Joseph H. Ladd, 1864).

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Mary Parsons, Countess of Rosse

Born	Mary Field 14 April 1813 (1813-04-14)
Died	1885 (1886) (aged 72)
Spouse	William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (m. 1836; died 1867)
Children	11