Southwell Brothers cartes-de-visite
103 Portraits in set
The Southwell Brothers comprised the partnership between William (1823–70), Frederick (1833–83) and Edwin (1840–82) Southwell. They established their joint venture in 1862 at the height of the carte-de-visite’s popularity. The sons of a piano maker, the eldest two brothers followed their father’s trade before William opened a photographic studio in London at 16 Baker Street in about 1857. Early royal patronage ensured a further distinguished clientele that was made up of the aristocracy, politicians, clergy and members of the theatrical profession. Success continued with two further studios opening at 22 Baker Street in 1862 and 64a New Bond Street in 1867. Their reported daily earnings averaged between £70 and £100. After William’s sudden death in 1870 and the ensuing financial difficulties faced by the two surviving brothers, the studio passed through various hands. Sold in 1878 to the photographers Boning & Small, press advertisements were placed announcing their intention to destroy the Southwells’s negatives. As such, it appears the brothers’ complete archive is lost, though a record of their work demonstrating their artistic flair persists through their surviving cartes-de-visite.
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax39751
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax39736
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x26596
Florence Lancia (Laura Florence Ladbroke Clarke)
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x19811
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x74531
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x28183
Jane Elizabeth ('Eliza') Vezin (née Thomson)
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x27194
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x19899
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x18951
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x27232
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x22367
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax8573
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax8675
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x22567
Ada Cavendish (later Marshall)
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x5722
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x6356
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x6357
Marie of Baden, Princess of Leiningen
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x74546
Leopold II, King of the Belgians
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x74592
Marie Henrietta, Queen of Belgium
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x74593
Kate Carson as The Slave of the Lamp in 'Aladdin'
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1861
NPG x5686
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862-1865
NPG Ax7442
by Southwell Brothers, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862-1863
NPG Ax7449
Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox and 1st Duke of Gordon
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862-1863
NPG Ax7407
Fox Maule-Ramsay, 2nd Baron Panmure and 11th Earl of Dalhousie
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862-1863
NPG Ax7433
Francis George Spencer, 2nd Baron Churchill
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862-1863
NPG Ax7435
Arthur Algernon Capell, 6th Earl of Essex
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862-1863
NPG Ax7450
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862-1863
NPG Ax7465
Clara St Casse as Cupid in 'Endymion'
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862
NPG x74511
Miss Langford as Cupid in 'Ixion'
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x19876
Carlotta Leclercq as Zillah in 'The Duke's Motto'
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x19971
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x45469
Louise, Queen of Denmark; Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (Princess Dagmar); Queen Alexandra
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, October 1863
NPG x46537
Louise, Queen of Denmark; Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (Princess Dagmar); Queen Alexandra
by Southwell Brothers
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, October 1863
NPG Ax46723
King Edward VII; Queen Alexandra; George I, King of Greece
by Southwell Brothers
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, October 1863
NPG Ax46759
by Southwell Brothers
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, October 1863
NPG Ax46760
by Southwell Brothers
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, October 1863
NPG Ax46763
Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (Princess Dagmar); Queen Alexandra
by Southwell Brothers
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, October 1863
NPG Ax46777
Maria Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (Princess Dagmar); Queen Alexandra
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, October 1863
NPG x129566
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, October 1863
NPG x12845
Mrs Henry Marston (Georgiana Caroline Marsh (née Noel)) as the Nurse in 'Romeo and Juliet'
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1863
NPG x21217
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG x20478
Willoughby Hunter Weiss in 'The Desert Flower'
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x27322
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x22368
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x12777
Harriet Pelham as Jupiter in 'Ixion'
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x21754
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG x21725
Jenny Willmore (later Whyatt) in 'Ixion'
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x27433
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x27310
Sophy Henrade as the Gipsy Queen in 'The Duke's Motto'
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x18415
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x27551
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x19898
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, October 1863
NPG x11816
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, October 1863
NPG x11817
Cicely Nott (Sarah Ann Adams (née Harris)) as Miscrima in 'Manfred'
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x19173
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax7547
by Southwell Brothers
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax46722
by Southwell Brothers
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x21459