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Bassano 1921


696 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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Ida Copeland (née Fenzi), by Bassano Ltd - NPG x31243

Ida Copeland (née Fenzi)

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 18 November 1921
NPG x31243

Ida Copeland (née Fenzi), by Bassano Ltd - NPG x31244

Ida Copeland (née Fenzi)

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 18 November 1921
NPG x31244

Kathleen Patrick, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x153974

Kathleen Patrick

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 23 March 1921
NPG x153974

Kathleen Patrick, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x153975

Kathleen Patrick

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 23 March 1921
NPG x153975

Dorothy Dickson, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x158862

Dorothy Dickson

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 30 September 1921
NPG x158862

Dorothy Dickson, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x158863

Dorothy Dickson

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 30 September 1921
NPG x158863

Auriol Lee, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x158864

Auriol Lee

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 31 August 1921
NPG x158864