Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
(1847-1935), Composer and conductorSitter in 18 portraits
The son of an eminent violinist, he studied music in Germany at the Royal Academy before he established himself as a violinist in Edinburgh. In 1879, Mackenzie left Edinburgh for Florence, where he concentrated on composing. He wrote several operas and choral works, including the cantata The Bride, the cantata Jason, the opera Colomba and the oratorio The Rose of Sharon. These works established his reputation as one of Britain's leading composers. In 1888, Mackenzie was appointed as Principal of the Royal Academy of Music, a post he held until he retired in 1924. From 1892 to 1899, he also conducted the Philharmonic Orchestra Concerts.
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3490
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
by Flora Lion
pencil and chalk, circa 1912
NPG 3972
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co
carbon print, published November 1888
NPG x9150
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1894
NPG Ax27914
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1916
NPG Ax46106
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1922
NPG x162066
by Bailey's Studio
bromide postcard print, 20 April 1922
NPG x14399
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
by Elsie Gordon
snapshot print, 1923
NPG x20651
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie; Sir Hugh Percy Allen
by Elsie Gordon
snapshot print, 1923
NPG x20659
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie ('Men of the Day. No. 905. "R.A.M."')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 14 January 1904
NPG D45205
The Makers of British Music: Famous Living British Composers of the Old School and the New
after Samuel Begg
relief halftone, published 24 October 1908
NPG D42284
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 4 April 1927
NPG x49197
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 4 April 1927
NPG x49198
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 4 April 1927
NPG x49199
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
by Lafayette
whole-plate film negative, 4 April 1927
NPG x49200
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