4 2 , ▁the ▁wid owed ▁Anne ▁R ig by ▁moved ▁with ▁her ▁daughters ▁to ▁Edinburgh , ▁where ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁literary ▁career ▁brought ▁entry ▁to ▁an ▁intellectual ▁social ▁circle ▁including ▁prominent ▁figures ▁such ▁as ▁Lord ▁Jeff rey , ▁John ▁Murray ▁and ▁David ▁Oct av ius ▁Hill , ▁who ▁photograph ed ▁her ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁about ▁ 2 0 ▁early ▁cal ot ypes , ▁assist ed ▁by ▁Robert ▁Adam son . ▁▁ ▁Despite ▁a ▁di ary ▁entry ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁saying ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁" comp ens ations " ▁for ▁un mar ried ▁women , ▁three ▁years ▁later , ▁at ▁ 4 0 , ▁Elizabeth ▁married ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁Lock ▁East la ke , ▁artist , ▁con no isseur , ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁in ▁London , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Phot ographic ▁Society . ▁She ▁joined ▁him ▁in ▁an ▁active ▁working ▁and ▁social ▁life , ▁entertain ing ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Land se er ▁and ▁mixing ▁with ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁well - known ▁people , ▁from ▁Mac a ul ay ▁to ▁Lady ▁Lov el ace . ▁Her ▁habit ▁of ▁contin ental ▁travel ▁continued ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁as ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁tou red ▁several ▁European ▁countries ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁new ▁ac quis itions ▁for ▁the ▁gallery . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁she ▁published ▁her ▁much - scr ut in ised ▁ess ay ▁Phot ography ,