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John Jabez Edwin Mayall

(1813-1901), Photographer

Artist associated with 509 portraits
Born in 1813, John Jabez Edwin Mayall, né Jabez Meal, opened a daguerreotype studio in Philadelphia in the early 1840s. He soon moved to Britain where he helped to establish the American Daguerreotype Association in London. In 1851 he set up his own studio in London, photographing Queen Victoria and members of the royal family throughout the 1860s. Mayall became famous with his cartes-de-visite of the Queen and H.R.H. the Prince Consort, which sold tens of thousands of copies. Mayall left London for Brighton in the mid-1860s where he continued his photography and became involved in local politics. He died in London in 1901. The National Portrait Gallery holds more than 160 of his photographs.

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson, by M. Arnault, after a photograph by  John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG 970

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

by M. Arnault, after a photograph by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
chalk, late 19th century, based on a work of 1864
NPG 970

Thomas Willement, by Unknown photographer, after  John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x27426

Thomas Willement

by Unknown photographer, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, 1845
NPG x27426

Charles James Lever, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, published by  A. Marion, Son & Co - NPG x20022

Charles James Lever

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1850s
NPG x20022

Charles Robert Leslie, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG Ax14809

Charles Robert Leslie

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1850s
NPG Ax14809

Charles John Canning, Earl Canning, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x5617

Charles John Canning, Earl Canning

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860-1866 (1855)
NPG x5617

Charles John Canning, Earl Canning, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG Ax5083

Charles John Canning, Earl Canning

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860-1866 (1855)
NPG Ax5083

David Livingstone, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x12462

David Livingstone

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1857
NPG x12462

David Livingstone, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x12463

David Livingstone

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1857
NPG x12463

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x11967

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1857
NPG x11967

Charles John Kean, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x12602

Charles John Kean

after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa late 1850s
NPG x12602

David Livingstone, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x16183

David Livingstone

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, circa 1857
NPG x16183

Samuel Wilberforce, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x27396

Samuel Wilberforce

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
NPG x27396

King Edward VII when Prince of Wales, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG Ax39787

King Edward VII when Prince of Wales

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1859
NPG Ax39787

King Edward VII when Prince of Wales, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG Ax47004

King Edward VII when Prince of Wales

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1859
NPG Ax47004

King Edward VII when Prince of Wales, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x12782

King Edward VII when Prince of Wales

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862 (circa 1859)
NPG x12782

King Edward VII when Prince of Wales, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG x12783

King Edward VII when Prince of Wales

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1859
NPG x12783

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