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Bassano 1936


1640 Portraits in set

The Gallery holds over 40,000 negatives taken by the Bassano studio between the 1870s and 1950s. The firm was founded by Alexander Bassano in 1850 in Regent Street, London. The studio moved three times later to Old Bond Street in 1876, Dover Street in 1920 and then to Pimlico in 1974, where it still operates. The firm donated the bulk of the gallery's collection in 1974 when it made its last move to Pimlico. In 1996 two further selection of negatives were acquired, namely much of the work taken by Alexander Bassano himself from the 1870s to the early 1900s and a further 5,000 negatives of mainly theatrical subjects (from 1903-1939) which were presented by John Culme.

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Edward Anthony James Bulwer-Lytton, Viscount Knebworth, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x80938

Edward Anthony James Bulwer-Lytton, Viscount Knebworth

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 16 July 1910
NPG x80938

Anne Montagu (née Lady Cavendish), Countess of Sandwich, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x152375

Anne Montagu (née Lady Cavendish), Countess of Sandwich

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass copy negative, 29 September 1936 (5 July 1935)
NPG x152375

Henry Seymour ('Atty') Persse, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x84484

Henry Seymour ('Atty') Persse

by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 29 September 1936 (5 July 1935)
NPG x84484

Francis William Bullock-Marsham, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x85350

Francis William Bullock-Marsham

by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 25 November 1935
NPG x85350

Jasmine Bligh, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x88151

Jasmine Bligh

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 1936
NPG x88151

Jasmine Bligh, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x88152

Jasmine Bligh

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 1936
NPG x88152

Jasmine Bligh, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x88153

Jasmine Bligh

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 1936
NPG x88153

Jasmine Bligh, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x88154

Jasmine Bligh

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 1936
NPG x88154

Jasmine Bligh, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x88155

Jasmine Bligh

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 1936
NPG x88155

Jasmine Bligh, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x88156

Jasmine Bligh

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 1936
NPG x88156

Victoria Jessamine Chatterton (née Merchant), by Bassano Ltd - NPG x85776

Victoria Jessamine Chatterton (née Merchant)

by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 22 October 1936
NPG x85776

Model for 'Baroque Fashions', by Bassano Ltd - NPG x81290

Model for 'Baroque Fashions'

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 July 1936
NPG x81290

Model for 'Baroque Fashions', by Bassano Ltd - NPG x81291

Model for 'Baroque Fashions'

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 July 1936
NPG x81291

Model for 'Baroque Fashions', by Bassano Ltd - NPG x81283

Model for 'Baroque Fashions'

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 July 1936
NPG x81283

Model for 'Baroque Fashions', by Bassano Ltd - NPG x81284

Model for 'Baroque Fashions'

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 July 1936
NPG x81284

Model for 'Baroque Fashions', by Bassano Ltd - NPG x81286

Model for 'Baroque Fashions'

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 July 1936
NPG x81286

Model for 'Baroque Fashions', by Bassano Ltd - NPG x81287

Model for 'Baroque Fashions'

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 July 1936
NPG x81287

Model for 'Baroque Fashions', by Bassano Ltd - NPG x81288

Model for 'Baroque Fashions'

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 July 1936
NPG x81288

Leonard Frank Plugge, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x151933

Leonard Frank Plugge

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 4 March 1936
NPG x151933

Leonard Frank Plugge, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x151936

Leonard Frank Plugge

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 4 March 1936
NPG x151936