Sir John Alexander Macdonald
(1815-1891), First Prime Minister of CanadaSitter in 4 portraits
by Charles Bell Birch
plaster cast of statuette, circa 1860s-1870s
NPG 1550
by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1870s
NPG x20206
by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1870s
NPG x20207
by Dawsons, after William James Topley
photogravure, November 1883
NPG x20208
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