Napoleon Sarony
(1821-1896), PhotographerArtist associated with 57 portraits
Canadian-born Sarony moved to New York in 1836 and worked as a lithographer for Nathaniel Currier until he established his own firm in 1843. Originally self-taught, in 1858 he went to Europe for artistic training. In 1864 he apprenticed himself to his brother, Oliver Sarony, a noted photographer in Scarborough. Within a year he went to Birmingham and partnered with R. W. Thrupp and Martin Laroche. Sarony returned to New York in 1866 and opened a studio on Broadway. He became one of the most famous photographers in America, specialising in photographing actors and actresses. He was particularly noted for the unconventional poses and animated expression he elicited from his sitters.
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen print, circa 1873-1874
NPG P497
by Thomas Edward Gaunt, after a photograph by Napoleon Sarony
chalk, 1880
NPG 1781b
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen panel card, 1882
NPG P25
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, 1883
NPG P1133
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen print, late 1880s-early 1890s
NPG P1700(10b)
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen print, 1866
NPG x197134
Adelaide Ristori as Mary Stuart in 'Mary Stuart'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1868
NPG x38884
Joseph Jefferson as Rip van Winkle in 'Rip van Winkle'
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after Napoleon Sarony
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s (1869)
NPG Ax18184
Joseph Jefferson as Rip van Winkle in 'Rip van Winkle'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s (1869)
NPG Ax18185
Joseph Jefferson as Rip van Winkle in 'Rip van Winkle'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s (1869)
NPG Ax18186
Joseph Jefferson as Rip van Winkle in 'Rip van Winkle'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, 1870s (1869)
NPG x18859
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax25076
by Simpson & Co, after Napoleon Sarony
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax39854
Charles Albert Fechter as Hamlet in 'Hamlet'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x11885
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x14
probably by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, 1870s
NPG x19003
after Napoleon Sarony
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s-1880s
NPG x27586
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, early 1870s
NPG x27748
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, 1870s
NPG x197364
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Princess Elizabeth in 'Twixt Axe and Crown'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1870
NPG x196952
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Princess Elizabeth in 'Twixt Axe and Crown'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen print, circa 1870
NPG x196953
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Princess Elizabeth in 'Twixt Axe and Crown'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1870
NPG x196954
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Princess Elizabeth in 'Twixt Axe and Crown'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1870
NPG x196955
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Princess Elizabeth in 'Twixt Axe and Crown'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1870
NPG x196956
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Princess Elizabeth in 'Twixt Axe and Crown'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1870
NPG x196957
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Princess Elizabeth in 'Twixt Axe and Crown'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1870
NPG x196958
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1870
NPG x196959
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen print, circa 1870
NPG x196969
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1871
NPG Ax28530
Adelaide Neilson as Juliet in 'Romeo & Juliet'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen carte-de-visite, 1871-1880
NPG x135652
Mary Frances Scott-Siddons as Queen Elizabeth
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1871
NPG x196960
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, 1871
NPG x196964
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, 1872
NPG x196977
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, 1874
NPG x197323
George Richard Rignold as King Henry V
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1875
NPG x197149
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1876
NPG Ax28582
Adelaide Neilson as Viola in 'Twelfth Night'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, late 1870s
NPG x197374
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, early 1880s?
NPG x17945
Sarah Bernhardt in 'Frou-Frou'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen panel card, 1880
NPG x1191
after Napoleon Sarony
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1880
NPG x27585
Mary Anderson (Mrs de Navarro)
after Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, 1880s?
NPG x22240
Letty Lind (Letitia Elizabeth Rudge)
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, 1880s
NPG x197360
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, 1880s
NPG x197380
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, 1880s
NPG x197396
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, 1880s
NPG x197412
Lillie Langtry as Rosalind in 'As You Like It'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, 1882
NPG x132851
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, 1883
NPG x126743
Lord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower
by Napoleon Sarony
photogravure, published 1902 (circa 1884)
NPG x26583
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1885
NPG x25223
by Napoleon Sarony, published by Burt Sharp
albumen carte-de-visite, published 1886-1894
NPG x5681
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, late 1880s-early 1890s
NPG x15420
Annie Shepherd Swan (Mrs Burnett Smith)
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1887
NPG x197967
by Napoleon Sarony, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1900s (1889 or before)
NPG x27376
Edward Hugh Sothern as Captain Letterblair
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1892
NPG x138925
Edward Hugh Sothern as Prince Rudolph in 'The Prisoner of Zenda'
by Napoleon Sarony
albumen cabinet card, circa 1895
NPG x138926
by Moritz Klinkicht, supplement to the Illustrated London News, after Napoleon Sarony
wood engraving, published 16 November 1889
NPG D37573
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