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.
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
whole-plate glass copy negative, 29 September 1936 (5 July 1935)
NPG x152375
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 29 September 1936 (5 July 1935)
NPG x84484
Francis William Bullock-Marsham
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 25 November 1935
NPG x85350
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 1936
NPG x88151
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 1936
NPG x88152
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 1936
NPG x88153
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 1936
NPG x88154
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 1936
NPG x88155
by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 1936
NPG x88156
Victoria Jessamine Chatterton (née Merchant)
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 22 October 1936
NPG x85776
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 July 1936
NPG x81290
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 July 1936
NPG x81291
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 July 1936
NPG x81283
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 July 1936
NPG x81284
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 July 1936
NPG x81286
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 July 1936
NPG x81287
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 11 July 1936
NPG x81288
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 4 March 1936
NPG x151933
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate film negative, 4 March 1936
NPG x151936