William Edward Kilburn
(1818-1891), PhotographerArtist associated with 70 portraits
William Kilburn opened his portrait studio on London's Regent Street in 1846. He was commissioned to make daguerreotype portraits of the Royal Family between 1846 and 1852, and was awarded a prize medal for his photographs at the 1851 Great Exhibition.
by William Edward Kilburn
daguerreotype, circa 1847
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Jenny Lind; Marietta Alboni, Countess Pepoli (née Maria Anna Marzia)
by William Edward Kilburn
hand-coloured, quarter-plate daguerreotype, 1848
On display in Room 20 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by William Edward Kilburn
daguerreotype, arched top, circa 1852
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by William Henry Mason, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1840s
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probably after William Edward Kilburn
albumen print on card mount, 1860s (1848)
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1850s
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printed by Henry Lenthall, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864-1877 (1853 or before)
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1850s-mid 1860s
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, (circa 1856)
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, (circa 1856)
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by William Edward Kilburn, published by Ashford Brothers & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, (circa 1856)
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, (circa 1856)
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printed by Henry Lenthall, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864-1877 (circa 1856)
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, (circa 1856)
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by William Edward Kilburn, published by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, (circa 1856)
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1850s-early 1860s
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1850s-early 1860s
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Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter
by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1860s
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Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
printed by Henry Lenthall, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864-1877 (early 1860s)
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(John) Frederick Denison Maurice
by William Edward Kilburn, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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(John) Frederick Denison Maurice
by Samuel E. Poulton, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon and 3rd Earl de Grey
by William Edward Kilburn, for and published by Samuel E. Poulton
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon and 3rd Earl de Grey
by William Edward Kilburn, for and published by Samuel E. Poulton
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon and 3rd Earl de Grey
by William Edward Kilburn, for and published by Samuel E. Poulton
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
printed by Henry Lenthall, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864-1877 (early 1860s)
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Henry Lenthall, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, (early 1860s)
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
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by William Edward Kilburn, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Henry Lenthall, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s (early 1860s)
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Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen cabinet card, circa 1881 (early 1860s)
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Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
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Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
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(John) Frederick Denison Maurice
by William Edward Kilburn, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
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Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
by William Edward Kilburn, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, published March 1861
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Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
printed by Henry Lenthall, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864-1877 (published March 1861)
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by William Edward Kilburn, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, published June 1861
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, May 1861
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, May 1861
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, September 1862
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, September 1862
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
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by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
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Andrew John Wedderburn Colvile
by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
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by William Edward Kilburn, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
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'Upwards of five hundred photographic portraits of the most celebrated personages of the age'
by Frederick Holland Mares, after Disdéri, and Camille Silvy, and Duroni & Murer, and Émile Desmaisons, and John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and Herbert Watkins, and William Edward Kilburn, and Horatio Nelson King, and John & Charles Watkins, and James Mudd, and Unknown photographers, published by Ashford Brothers & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
On display in Room 22 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by Frederick Holland Mares, after Henry Hering, and Mayer Brothers, and Richard Burton & Co, and Disdéri, and Camille Silvy, and probably William Edward Kilburn, and Southwell Brothers, and John Burton, and Clarkington & Co (Charles Clarkington), and Unknown photographers, published by Ashford Brothers & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
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by William Edward Kilburn
vintage print
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by Joseph John Skelton, after William Edward Kilburn
stipple and line engraving, 1849
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by Joseph John Skelton, after William Edward Kilburn
stipple engraving, (1850)
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by Joseph John Jenkins, after a photograph by William Edward Kilburn
stipple and line engraving, 1851 or after
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by William Underwood, printed by Hullmandel & Walton, published by W. Slade, after William Edward Kilburn
lithograph, published 1854
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by J.W. Knight, published by James Sprent Virtue, after a daguerreotype by William Edward Kilburn
stipple engraving, circa 1855-1873
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by J.W. Knight, after William Edward Kilburn
stipple engraving, circa 1855-1873
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