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George Eliot, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after Mayall - NPG x9049

George Eliot

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after Mayall
albumen print, circa 1881 (1858)
NPG x9049

George Eliot, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after Mayall - NPG x9050

George Eliot

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after Mayall
albumen cabinet card, circa 1881 (1858)
NPG x9050

#George Eliot, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after Mayall - NPG x126939

#George Eliot

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after Mayall
sepia postcard print, copied 1870s (1858)
NPG x126939

Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly, by Mayall - NPG Ax39730

Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax39730

Augustus De Morgan, by Mayall - NPG x45715

Augustus De Morgan

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x45715

James Duffield Harding, by Mayall - NPG x75759

James Duffield Harding

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x75759

Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne), by Mayall - NPG x6055

Catherine Gladstone (née Glynne)

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860
NPG x6055

(Thomas) Frederick Robson (né Brownbill), by Mayall - NPG x22084

(Thomas) Frederick Robson (né Brownbill)

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x22084

Louis Antoine Jullien, by Mayall - NPG x18965

Louis Antoine Jullien

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860
NPG x18965

Sir William Howard Russell, by Mayall - NPG x15139

Sir William Howard Russell

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x15139

Sir William Howard Russell, by Mayall - NPG x32951

Sir William Howard Russell

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x32951

Louis Jean Joseph Charles Blanc, by Mayall - NPG Ax46277

Louis Jean Joseph Charles Blanc

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax46277

John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst, by Mayall - NPG Ax29646

John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1861
NPG Ax29646

John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst, by Mayall - NPG x20195

John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1861
NPG x20195

John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst, by Mayall - NPG x20194

John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1861
NPG x20194

John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst, by Mayall - NPG x20196

John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst

by Mayall
albumen print, 1861
NPG x20196

John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst, by Mayall - NPG x197129

John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1861
NPG x197129

Adelina Patti, by Mayall - NPG x197142

Adelina Patti

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1862
NPG x197142

George Cruikshank, by Mayall - NPG x7061

George Cruikshank

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG x7061

Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Bt, by Mayall - NPG Ax7525

Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Bt

by Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG Ax7525

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