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Thomas Rodger

(1833-1883), Photographer

Artist of 34 portraits

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John Tulloch, by Thomas Rodger - NPG x13239

John Tulloch

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1850s
NPG x13239

George Wilson, by Thomas Rodger - NPG x27446

George Wilson

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1850s
NPG x27446

The Earl and Countess of Crawford and Balcarres, by Thomas Rodger - NPG x5712

The Earl and Countess of Crawford and Balcarres

by Thomas Rodger
collodion calotype (salt print from a wet-plate collodion negative), circa 1853-1855
NPG x5712

Group at Balcarres, by Thomas Rodger - NPG Ax129021

Group at Balcarres

by Thomas Rodger
collodion calotype (salt print from a wet-plate collodion negative), circa 1853-1855
NPG Ax129021

Hon. Georgina Louisa Mostyn, by Thomas Rodger - NPG Ax46294

Hon. Georgina Louisa Mostyn

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax46294

Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant, by Thomas Rodger - NPG x8721

Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x8721

William Hanna, by Thomas Rodger - NPG x17346

William Hanna

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x17346

Thomas Guthrie, by Thomas Rodger - NPG Ax46251

Thomas Guthrie

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax46251

Laurence Oliphant, by Thomas Rodger - NPG x12612

Laurence Oliphant

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x12612

George John Whyte-Melville, by Thomas Rodger - NPG x27378

George John Whyte-Melville

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x27378

George John Whyte-Melville, by Thomas Rodger - NPG Ax7524

George John Whyte-Melville

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax7524

Elizabeth Georgiana (née Sutherland-Leveson-Gower), Duchess of Argyll, by Thomas Rodger - NPG Ax39791

Elizabeth Georgiana (née Sutherland-Leveson-Gower), Duchess of Argyll

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax39791

John Thadeus Delane, by Thomas Rodger - NPG Ax39820

John Thadeus Delane

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax39820

Sir James Young Simpson, 1st Bt, by Thomas Rodger - NPG Ax39830

Sir James Young Simpson, 1st Bt

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax39830

Family group including Hon. Georgina Louisa Mostyn, Hon. Frances Sarah Whittuck (née Butler), Robert Balfour Stewart and Frances Penelope (née Rawson), Viscountess Mountgarret, by Thomas Rodger - NPG Ax46293

Family group including Hon. Georgina Louisa Mostyn, Hon. Frances Sarah Whittuck (née Butler), Robert Balfour Stewart and Frances Penelope (née Rawson), Viscountess Mountgarret

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax46293

Family group including Hon. Frances Sarah Whittuck (née Butler), Hon. Georgina Louisa Mostyn, Robert Balfour Stewart and Frances Penelope (née Rawson), Viscountess Mountgarret, by Thomas Rodger - NPG Ax46295

Family group including Hon. Frances Sarah Whittuck (née Butler), Hon. Georgina Louisa Mostyn, Robert Balfour Stewart and Frances Penelope (née Rawson), Viscountess Mountgarret

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax46295

John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, by Thomas Rodger - NPG Ax7427

John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax7427

Samuel Waldegrave, by Thomas Rodger - NPG Ax7474

Samuel Waldegrave

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax7474

Charles Wordsworth, by Thomas Rodger - NPG Ax7480

Charles Wordsworth

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax7480

Frederick Temple, by Thomas Rodger - NPG Ax7486

Frederick Temple

by Thomas Rodger
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax7486

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