Antique pictorialist photograph portrait, dating from 1906

This is an antique pictorialist photograph, dating from 1906. It is the photo portrait of a beautiful woman wearing a splendid wedding dress, complete with the jewels and the hat typical of the Edwardian era. She has such a candid face and her loving, tender gaze caught my attention as soon as I saw this picture. 

I am currently trying to find out more about this lady and the photograph itself, which I bought in London (yet I don't know how far it traveled). At the top of the photograph, on the right-hand corner, there is a signature that, unfortunately, I cannot read/ decipher (please see the last picture of the carousel). If anyone can help me to identify that word or share any information which could aid to deepen my research on this image, I would be extremely grateful. 🙏

A short note about 'pictorialist' photography: It was a photographic style born at the end of the 19th century, and lasting until the early 20th century (from about 1885 to 1915). It emphasized the idea of photography as an art form, often emulating paintings. Pictorialist photographers used many chemical processes to create particular artistic effects such as the soft, subdued tones and often manipulated the surface of the prints with brushes, ink, or pigments (such is the case for this photograph). ♥️




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