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Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)

(active 1858-1872), Photographers

Artist associated with 119 portraits

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George Augustus Selwyn, after a photograph by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG 2780

George Augustus Selwyn

after a photograph by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
oil over photograph, circa 1867, based on a work of 1867
NPG 2780

Charles James Blomfield, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG Ax11948

Charles James Blomfield

published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1850s, published 1860s
NPG Ax11948

Richard Chenevix Trench, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason), after Maull & Polyblank - NPG x13235

Richard Chenevix Trench

published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason), after Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s (mid-late 1850s)
NPG x13235

Thomas Garnier, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG Ax16272

Thomas Garnier

published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax16272

Frances Anna Maria ('Fanny') (née Elliot), Countess Russell, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG Ax29968

Frances Anna Maria ('Fanny') (née Elliot), Countess Russell

published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1860s
NPG Ax29968

George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle, by Thomas Cranfield, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG Ax5084

George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle

by Thomas Cranfield, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1860s
NPG Ax5084

Sir George Gilbert Scott Sr, by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG x45088

Sir George Gilbert Scott Sr

by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x45088

Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly, by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG x18982

Sir Fitzroy Edward Kelly

by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-early 1870s
NPG x18982

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice, by William Edward Kilburn, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG x13962

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

by William Edward Kilburn, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x13962

Henry Kingsley, by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG x19154

Henry Kingsley

by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x19154

Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG Ax8541

Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax8541

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG x26125

Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x26125

James Anthony Froude, by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG Ax7536

James Anthony Froude

by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax7536

(Newell) Connop Thirlwall, by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG Ax38623

(Newell) Connop Thirlwall

by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax38623

Henry Montagu Villiers, by Cundall, Downes & Co, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG x13264

Henry Montagu Villiers

by Cundall, Downes & Co, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860-1861
NPG x13264

Richard Whately, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG x27367

Richard Whately

published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x27367

King Edward VII, by John Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG x14379

King Edward VII

by John Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen print on publisher's mount, circa 1860
NPG x14379

Edward Wyndham Tufnell, by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG Ax47079

Edward Wyndham Tufnell

by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax47079

Edmund Hobhouse, by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG Ax9647

Edmund Hobhouse

by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax9647

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason) - NPG Ax8551

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

by John & Charles Watkins, published by Mason & Co (Robert Hindry Mason)
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax8551

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