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Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps, Vicomte de Lesseps

(1805-1894), Diplomat and maker of the Suez Canal

Sitter in 8 portraits

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Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, by Mathieu Deroche - NPG x36275

Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps

by Mathieu Deroche
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s
NPG x36275

Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, by Justin Koslowski - NPG x36276

Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps

by Justin Koslowski
albumen carte-de-visite, 8 April 1868
NPG x36276

Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax18236

Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG Ax18236

Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, by Nadar - NPG x27750

Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps

by Nadar
albumen cabinet card, 1870s-1880s
NPG x27750

Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, by H. Delie & Cie - NPG x36277

Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps

by H. Delie & Cie
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x36277

Various Bishops and others, by and after Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax139925

Various Bishops and others

by and after Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1890s
NPG Ax139925

Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax39938

Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite
NPG Ax39938

Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps ('Men of the Day, No. 2.'), by Unknown artist - NPG D43407

Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps ('Men of the Day, No. 2.')

by Unknown artist
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 27 November 1869
NPG D43407

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