Leonida Caldesi
(1822-1891), PhotographerArtist associated with 54 portraits
Leonida Caldesi was a Florentine photographer who co-founded the photographic studio Caldesi and Montecchi, based on Porchester Terrace, London.
Jean Baptiste Faure as Mephistopheles in 'Faust'
by Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG x74412
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
by Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite, 1867
NPG x76589
by Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite, 1867
NPG Ax196853
Dorothy (née Tennant), Lady Stanley
by Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite
NPG Ax68431
by Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite
NPG Ax9735
by Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite
NPG Ax9857
by George Zobel, published by John Mitchell, after Leonida Caldesi
stipple and line engraving, published 21 May 1855
NPG D34280
by George Zobel, published by John Mitchell, after Leonida Caldesi
mezzotint, published 21 May 1855
NPG D34987
Giovanni Matteo de Candia (Mario)
by George Zobel, printed by Thomas Brooker, published by John Mitchell, after Leonida Caldesi
mezzotint, published 21 May 1855
NPG D38223
by Leonida Caldesi
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG x74342
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