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Benjamin Stone (1838-1914), Politician and photographer

Sir (John) Benjamin Stone

Sitter in 25 portraits
Artist associated with 1423 portraits
In 1895 Stone was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for the East Birmingham constituency, giving him the unique opportunity of recoding the sights and personalities of the Palace of Westminster. Stone made it his business to photograph every MP, servants of the Houses of Parliament, and many of those who visited. The National Portrait Gallery owns two thousand of his photographs, a remarkable record of comings and goings at Westminster around 1900.

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Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 1891-1892
NPG x8283

x31571

Sir Henry Simpson Lunn

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 1894
NPG x31571

x32514

Henry Matthews, Viscount Llandaff

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 1895
NPG x32514

x44674

Frederick Foxcroft

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 1897
NPG x44674

x8261

Sir John Aird, 1st Bt

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 1897
NPG x8261

x8264

Sir William Allan

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, May 1897
NPG x8264

x8265

Hon. George Higginson Allsopp

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, November 1897
NPG x8265

x8268

Henry Torrens Anstruther

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, circa 1897
NPG x8268

x8271

Joseph Arch

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, June 1897
NPG x8271

x8272

Sir Alfred Arnold

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 15 July 1897
NPG x8272

x8273

Sir William Arrol

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 1897
NPG x8273

x8274

Sir William Arrol

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, May 1897
NPG x8274

x8275

Robert Ascroft

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 1897
NPG x8275

x8276

Michael Austin

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, July 1897
NPG x8276

x8279

David Alexander Edward Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of Balcarres

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, July 1897
NPG x8279

x8280

Alfred Baldwin

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 1897
NPG x8280

x8285

Gerald William Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, July 1897
NPG x8285

x8297

Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, 1st Baron Barrymore

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, July 1897
NPG x8297

x8298

Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 31 December 1897
NPG x8298

x8299

Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett

by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 31 December 1897
NPG x8299