(John) Sims Reeves
(1818-1900), SingerEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 22 portraits
Sims Reeves was the leading tenor of his generation. London-born, and trained in Paris and Milan, he made his London stage debut at Drury Lane in 1847 in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, later becoming principle tenor for several seasons at Drury Lane. His performances in oratorio were widely acclaimed, and he sang privately for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He later became professor of singing at the Guildhall School of Music.
by Alfred Edward Chalon
watercolour and pencil, circa 1804-1836
NPG 1962(g)
by Alessandro Ossani
oil on canvas, 1863
NPG 2764
by Horatio Nelson King
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25079
by Herbert Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x13804
by Nelson & Marshall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x13806
by John Burton & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1863
NPG x13803
by Marcus Ward & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865
NPG Ax39825
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1867
NPG x13805
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1867
NPG Ax28534
by Robert White Thrupp
albumen carte-de-visite, 1868
NPG x45339
The Birmingham Musical Festival of 1867
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen carte-de-visite, 1868
NPG x134785
The Birmingham Musical Festival of 1867
by Henry Joseph Whitlock
albumen cabinet card, 1868
NPG x134786
by Kingsbury & Notcutt
albumen cabinet card, late 1880s
NPG x4181
by Unknown photographer
woodburytype on card mount, late 1880s
NPG x13807
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Richard Bentley & Son
carbon print, published 1888
NPG Ax5428
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Richard Bentley & Son
carbon print, published 1888
NPG x13808
by Herbert Rose Barraud
albumen cabinet card, circa 1888
NPG x132841
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Strand Publishing Company
carbon print, published 1 January 1889
NPG Ax9336
(John) Sims Reeves ('The Great Tenor')
published by Frederick Arnold, after Unknown artist
lithograph, published in the Hornet 10 May 1871
NPG D48235
(John) Sims Reeves ('Men of the Day. No. 469.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 10 May 1890
NPG D44489
Related People
- Constance Emma Sims Reeves (daughter)
- Ernest Archer Reeves (son)
- Herbert Sims Reeves (son)
- Percy Sims Reeves (son)
- Rosina Augusta Eleanor Maud Wigg (née Reeves) (daughter)
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