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William Edward Kilburn (1818-1891), Photographer

Artist associated with 66 portraits
William Kilburn opened his portrait studio on London's Regent Street in 1846. He was commissioned to make daguerreotype portraits of the Royal Family between 1846 and 1852, and was awarded a prize medal for his photographs at the 1851 Great Exhibition.

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P1

Frederick William Robertson

by William Edward Kilburn
daguerreotype
NPG P1

P859

Sir George Scharf

by William Edward Kilburn
daguerreotype, circa 1847
NPG P859

P956

Jenny Lind; Marietta Alboni, Countess Pepoli (née Maria Anna Marzia)

by William Edward Kilburn
hand-coloured, half-plate daguerreotype, arched top, 1848
NPG P956

P1027

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

by William Edward Kilburn
daguerreotype, arched top, circa 1852
NPG P1027

Ax18311

Frederick William Robertson

by William Henry Mason, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1850s or after (mid 1840s-mid 1850s)
NPG Ax18311

x26182

Marion Grant (née Rowe)

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1850s
NPG x26182

Ax17787

Sir Charles James Napier

printed by Henry Lenthall, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864-1877 (1853 or before)
NPG Ax17787

Ax27595

Florence Nightingale

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1854
NPG Ax27595

x16136

Florence Nightingale

printed by Henry Lenthall, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864-1877 (1854)
NPG x16136

Ax18263

Sir James Outram, 1st Bt

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1850s-mid 1860s
NPG Ax18263

x16135

Florence Nightingale

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1856
NPG x16135

x16138

Florence Nightingale

by William Edward Kilburn, published by Ashford Brothers & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1856
NPG x16138

Ax28403

Florence Nightingale

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1856
NPG Ax28403

x46634

Florence Nightingale

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1856
NPG x46634

x16137

Florence Nightingale

by William Edward Kilburn, published by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1856
NPG x16137

Ax30403

Samuel Wilberforce

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1850s-early 1860s
NPG Ax30403

x27390

Samuel Wilberforce

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1850s-early 1860s
NPG x27390

Ax16264

Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax16264

Ax30399

Spencer Horatio Walpole

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1860s
NPG Ax30399

Ax17734

Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield

printed by Henry Lenthall, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864-1877 (early 1860s)
NPG Ax17734

Place
London