Leslie Stephen and the Mountain Guide Melchior Anderegg, ca. 1870

Leslie Stephen (1832–1904), the British writer, critic, alpinist and father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell, was one of the first presidents of the Alpine Club between 1865 and 1868. In this photograph, we see him with the Swiss mountain guide Melchior Anderegg (1828–1914) on the left. Together they conducted several first ascents in the Alps.

Leslie Stephen (1832–1904), right, and Melchior Anderegg (1828–1914), left, black-and-white photograph, no date [ca. 1870], photographer unknown; image source: with the generous permission of the Alpine Club Photo Library, London http://www.alpine-club.org.uk/ac-photo-album-2, © The Alpine Club London.