John Jabez Edwin Mayall
(1813-1901), PhotographerArtist associated with 509 portraits
Born in 1813, John Jabez Edwin Mayall, né Jabez Meal, opened a daguerreotype studio in Philadelphia in the early 1840s. He soon moved to Britain where he helped to establish the American Daguerreotype Association in London. In 1851 he set up his own studio in London, photographing Queen Victoria and members of the royal family throughout the 1860s. Mayall became famous with his cartes-de-visite of the Queen and H.R.H. the Prince Consort, which sold tens of thousands of copies. Mayall left London for Brighton in the mid-1860s where he continued his photography and became involved in local politics. He died in London in 1901. The National Portrait Gallery holds more than 160 of his photographs.
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bt
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
daguerreotype, circa 1848
NPG P660
by M. Arnault, after a photograph by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
chalk, late 19th century, based on a work of 1864
NPG 970
Unknown man, formerly known as Sir John Fowler, 1st Bt
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
oil over albumen print, circa 1865
NPG P326
by Unknown photographer, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, 1845
NPG x27426
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1850s
NPG x20022
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1850s
NPG Ax14809
Charles John Canning, Earl Canning
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860-1866 (1855)
NPG x5617
Charles John Canning, Earl Canning
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860-1866 (1855)
NPG Ax5083
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1857
NPG x12462
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1857
NPG x12463
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1857
NPG x11967
after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa late 1850s
NPG x12602
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, (1857)
NPG x17067
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, (1857)
NPG x17068
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, circa 1857
NPG x16183
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1858
NPG x27396
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1859
NPG Ax39787
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1859
NPG Ax47004
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1862 (circa 1859)
NPG x12782
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1859
NPG x12783
King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print, 1859
NPG Ax26211
by Alfred Crowquill (Alfred Henry Forrester), after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen print with pen and ink drawing, 1859
NPG x132840
Thomas Heron Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax29958
Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury
after an engraving by Daniel John Pound, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860
NPG Ax5063
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25028
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, May 1860
NPG Ax24143
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, May 1860
NPG Ax24147
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17750
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax17823
Louis Jean Joseph Charles Blanc
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax18376
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax18274
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x45947
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x45712
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax39727
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax39748
compiled by Cecilia Mary Jocelyn (née Elliot), after Disdéri, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall, after Camille Silvy, and after Unknown photographers
1860s
NPG Ax129160
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x21361
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Mayall & Co, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen panel card, (April 1860)
NPG x33251
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, April 1860
NPG x39701
Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860
NPG x26113
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