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Mary Evans now representing Illustrated London News Picture Library
Mary Evans Picture Library, a specialist library of historical images, has announced that it has penned an exclusive deal to house and manage The Illustrated London News Picture Library. The Illustrated London News, launched by Herbert Ingram in 1842, was the world's first illustrated newspaper and is an unequalled visual document of the past 160 years. The archive also consists of eight other titles: The Graphic, The Sphere, The Sketch, The Bystander, The Tatler, The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, The Illustrated War News, and Britannia and Eve.
The library is also reunited with Luci Gosling, Mary Evans' Business Development Manager who spent three years as manager of the ILN Picture Library and has an in-depth, specialised knowledge of the collection.
Lisa Barnard, Managing Director of Illustrated London News Limited, said: "We are delighted that Mary Evans Picture Library will be representing and looking after the ILN Picture Library. Not only have they the expertise and knowledge to market the collection both dynamically and sympathetically, but they are able to give the library a safe home. We are confident that this will be a long and fruitful partnership, as we embark on our plan to digitise the archive"
Paul Brown, Managing Director of Mary Evans, said: "Representation of the ILN Picture Library now confirms our place as the leading source for historical images. The ILN Picture Library complements our own collection and vice versa, as well as simultaneously adding a further dimension, particularly in the case of 20th century events and personalities. We are both proud and delighted to be able to add such a prestigious collection to the library".
Click here to view a selection of images from the ILN Picture Library at Mary Evans.
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