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Ernest Edwards

(1837-1903), Photographer

Artist associated with 154 portraits

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Sir Richard Owen, by Ernest Edwards - NPG Ax29678

Sir Richard Owen

by Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1867
NPG Ax29678

Peter Mark Roget, by Ernest Edwards - NPG Ax29962

Peter Mark Roget

by Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1867
NPG Ax29962

Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope, by Ernest Edwards - NPG Ax30353

Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope

by Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax30353

Edward Hodges Baily, by Ernest Edwards - NPG Ax14818

Edward Hodges Baily

by Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1863
NPG Ax14818

Edward William John Hopley, by Ernest Edwards - NPG Ax14888

Edward William John Hopley

by Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1867
NPG Ax14888

John Henry Foley, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13822

John Henry Foley

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13822

John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley, by Ernest Edwards - NPG Ax39782

John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley

by Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1867
NPG Ax39782

John Brougham, by Ernest Edwards - NPG Ax25025

John Brougham

by Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1867
NPG Ax25025

William Makepeace Thackeray, by and after Ernest Edwards - NPG Ax17819

William Makepeace Thackeray

by and after Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, (circa 1863)
NPG Ax17819

William Makepeace Thackeray, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after Ernest Edwards - NPG Ax18323

William Makepeace Thackeray

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, (circa 1863)
NPG Ax18323

William Makepeace Thackeray, by Ernest Edwards - NPG Ax11941

William Makepeace Thackeray

by Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1863
NPG Ax11941

Sir Richard Owen, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13827

Sir Richard Owen

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13827

Michael Faraday, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13842

Michael Faraday

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13842

George Cruikshank, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13843

George Cruikshank

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13843

James Glaisher, by Ernest Edwards - NPG x45943

James Glaisher

by Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1867
NPG x45943

Sir William Jackson Hooker, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13830

Sir William Jackson Hooker

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13830

Solomon Alexander Hart, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13834

Solomon Alexander Hart

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13834

James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13838

James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13838

Thomas Henry Huxley, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13839

Thomas Henry Huxley

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13839

Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13820

Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13820

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