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William Edward Kilburn

(1818-1891), Photographer

Artist 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.

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Frederick William Robertson, by William Edward Kilburn - NPG P1

Frederick William Robertson

by William Edward Kilburn
hand-coloured, sixth-plate daguerreotype, late 1840s
On display in Room 20 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P1

Sir George Scharf, by William Edward Kilburn - NPG P859

Sir George Scharf

by William Edward Kilburn
daguerreotype, circa 1847
NPG P859

Jenny Lind; Marietta Alboni, Countess Pepoli (née Maria Anna Marzia), by William Edward Kilburn - NPG P956

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
NPG P956

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, by William Edward Kilburn - NPG P1027

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

by William Edward Kilburn
daguerreotype, arched top, circa 1852
NPG P1027

Frederick William Robertson, by William Henry Mason, after William Edward Kilburn - NPG Ax18311

Frederick William Robertson

by William Henry Mason, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1840s
NPG Ax18311

Jenny Lind, probably after William Edward Kilburn - NPG x20048

Jenny Lind

probably after William Edward Kilburn
albumen print on card mount, 1860s (1848)
NPG x20048

Marion Grant (née Rowe), by William Edward Kilburn - NPG x26182

Marion Grant (née Rowe)

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1850s
NPG x26182

Sir Charles James Napier, printed by Henry Lenthall, after William Edward Kilburn - NPG Ax17787

Sir Charles James Napier

printed by Henry Lenthall, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864-1877 (1853 or before)
NPG Ax17787

Sir James Outram, 1st Bt, by William Edward Kilburn - NPG Ax18263

Sir James Outram, 1st Bt

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1850s-mid 1860s
NPG Ax18263

Florence Nightingale, by William Edward Kilburn - NPG Ax27595

Florence Nightingale

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, (circa 1856)
NPG Ax27595

Florence Nightingale, by William Edward Kilburn - NPG x16135

Florence Nightingale

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, (circa 1856)
NPG x16135

Florence Nightingale, by William Edward Kilburn, published by Ashford Brothers & Co - NPG x16138

Florence Nightingale

by William Edward Kilburn, published by Ashford Brothers & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, (circa 1856)
NPG x16138

Florence Nightingale, by William Edward Kilburn - NPG Ax28403

Florence Nightingale

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, (circa 1856)
NPG Ax28403

Florence Nightingale, printed by Henry Lenthall, after William Edward Kilburn - NPG x16136

Florence Nightingale

printed by Henry Lenthall, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864-1877 (circa 1856)
NPG x16136

Florence Nightingale, by William Edward Kilburn - NPG x46634

Florence Nightingale

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, (circa 1856)
NPG x46634

Florence Nightingale, by William Edward Kilburn, published by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x16137

Florence Nightingale

by William Edward Kilburn, published by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, (circa 1856)
NPG x16137

Samuel Wilberforce, by William Edward Kilburn - NPG Ax30403

Samuel Wilberforce

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1850s-early 1860s
NPG Ax30403

Samuel Wilberforce, by William Edward Kilburn - NPG x27390

Samuel Wilberforce

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1850s-early 1860s
NPG x27390

Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter, by William Edward Kilburn - NPG Ax16264

Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax16264

Spencer Horatio Walpole, by William Edward Kilburn - NPG Ax30399

Spencer Horatio Walpole

by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1860s
NPG Ax30399

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