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(Octavius) Charles Watkins

(1836-1882), Photographer

Artist associated with 25 portraits

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William Brough, attributed to (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG P943

William Brough

attributed to (Octavius) Charles Watkins
albumen print, 1850s
NPG P943

John Baldwin Buckstone, by (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG P944

John Baldwin Buckstone

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
carbon print, 1850s
NPG P944

Walter Lacy (Walter Williams), by (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG P945

Walter Lacy (Walter Williams)

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
albumen print, 1850s
NPG P945

Edmund Hugh Lindsay Sloper, by (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG P946

Edmund Hugh Lindsay Sloper

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
albumen print, 1850s
NPG P946

Barney Williams (Bernard Flaherty), by (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG P947

Barney Williams (Bernard Flaherty)

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
albumen print, arched top, 1850s
NPG P947

Joseph Stirling Coyne, by (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG P301(169)

Joseph Stirling Coyne

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
albumen print, arched top, late 1850s
NPG P301(169)

Joseph Stirling Coyne, by (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG x137626

Joseph Stirling Coyne

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
salt print, late 1850s
NPG x137626

Adelaide Ristori, by (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG x138114

Adelaide Ristori

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
albumen print, 1860s
NPG x138114

Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse, by (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG x132242

Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1861
NPG x132242

Album introductory carte-de-visite with members of the Royal Family, by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and Ghémar Frères, and (Octavius) Charles Watkins, and Émile Desmaisons, and Unknown photographers - NPG x197214

Album introductory carte-de-visite with members of the Royal Family

by Ashford Brothers & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, and Ghémar Frères, and (Octavius) Charles Watkins, and Émile Desmaisons, and Unknown photographers
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
NPG x197214

Charles James Lever, by (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG x134658

Charles James Lever

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s-early 1870s
NPG x134658

John Palgrave Simpson, by (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG x131995

John Palgrave Simpson

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
albumen print, arched top, on card mount, 1870s
NPG x131995

King Edward VII, by (Octavius) Charles Watkins, published by A. Marion & Co - NPG x46470

King Edward VII

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins, published by A. Marion & Co
albumen cabinet card, 1875
NPG x46470

King Edward VII, by (Octavius) Charles Watkins, published by A. Marion & Co - NPG x76492

King Edward VII

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins, published by A. Marion & Co
albumen cabinet card, 1875
NPG x76492

Thomas Carlyle, by (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG Ax7643

Thomas Carlyle

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
woodburytype, 1875
NPG Ax7643

Thomas Carlyle, by (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG x5652

Thomas Carlyle

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
woodburytype, 1875
NPG x5652

King Edward VII, by (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG x126365

King Edward VII

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
albumen cabinet card, 1875
NPG x126365

Thomas Carlyle, by (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG Ax5087

Thomas Carlyle

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
woodburytype, 1875
NPG Ax5087

Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, by (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG x19936

Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1876
NPG x19936

Sir William Howard Russell, by (Octavius) Charles Watkins - NPG x32950

Sir William Howard Russell

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
albumen cabinet card, circa 1876
NPG x32950

Charles James Mathews as four characters in 'Patter versus Clatter', by Richard James Lane, printed by M & N Hanhart, published by John Mitchell, after (Octavius) Charles Watkins, after H.B. Lee - NPG D38322

Charles James Mathews as four characters in 'Patter versus Clatter'

by Richard James Lane, printed by M & N Hanhart, published by John Mitchell, after (Octavius) Charles Watkins, after H.B. Lee
lithograph, published 25 March 1861
NPG D38322

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Thomas Carlyle

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
woodburytype
NPG x3696

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Thomas Carlyle

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
woodburytype
NPG x5650

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Thomas Carlyle

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
woodburytype
NPG x5651

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Thomas Carlyle

by (Octavius) Charles Watkins
woodburytype
NPG x5653

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