W. & D. Downey
(active 1855-1940), PhotographersArtist associated with 938 portraits
William Downey originally set up the company with his brother Daniel. They opened a portrait studio in South Shields in 1856 and in 1861-2 operated from 111 Northumberland Street, Newcastle, before moving to Eldon Square. In 1872 William moved to London to open a studio on Ebury Street, while his brother continued to look after the Newcastle branch. Among Queen Victoria's favourite photographers, the firm photographed at Balmoral and Frogmore throughout the late 1860s, particularly for the Prince of Wales. Their carte-de-visite portrait of the Princess of Wales with Princess Louise was one of the most popular ever issued, with sales of 300,000. William Downey's son, William Edward Downey, acted as operator for most royal sittings of the Edwardian era.
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1871-1877
NPG x136796
Queen Alexandra with her children at Mar Lodge
by W. & D. Downey
bromide print, (1871)
NPG x199274
Napoléon III, Emperor of France
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1872
NPG Ax18255
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1872
NPG x6855
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1872
NPG x87692
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG Ax38601
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 27 February 1872
NPG x46576
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, March 1872
NPG Ax46164
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1872
NPG x13973
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1872
NPG x127209
Princess Beatrice of Battenberg
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, March 1872
NPG Ax28411
Princess Beatrice of Battenberg
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, March 1872
NPG Ax46163
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1872?
NPG x134615
after W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1872
NPG Ax46156
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 27 February 1872
NPG x20128
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1870s
NPG Ax131384
Nasser al-Din, Shah of Persia, King Edward VII and five unknown sitters
by W. & D. Downey
woodburytype carte-de-visite, 1873?
NPG x197198
The Duchess of Edinburgh with her husband, father and brother
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, May 1874
NPG x127201
Giovanni Matteo de Candia (Mario)
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1874 or before
NPG Ax28522
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1874 or before
NPG Ax28526
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1874
NPG x132834
by Hughes & Edmonds, possibly after W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1875 (1874)
NPG x139654
Sir Geoffrey Thomas Phipps Hornby
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, 1875-1879
NPG x197527
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1876
NPG x12854
Prince George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
by W. & D. Downey
photogravure, circa 1876
NPG x5184
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale; Queen Alexandra; King George V
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1876
NPG x197960
'H.R.H. the Princess of Wales & Family'
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1876
NPG x197961
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale; Queen Alexandra; King George V
by W. & D. Downey
bromide print, (1876)
NPG x199273
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1876
NPG x196243
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale; King George V
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, December 1877
NPG Ax46243
King George V when Prince George of Wales
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, December 1877
NPG x1510
Edith Amelia (née Ward), Lady Wolverton
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, late 1870s
NPG x46583
Edith Amelia (née Ward), Lady Wolverton
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, late 1870s
NPG x46584
Edith Amelia (née Ward), Lady Wolverton
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, circa 1877
NPG x46585
Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan, 1st Bt
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, late 1870s-mid 1880s
NPG x4988
Mary ('Patsy') Cornwallis-West (née Fitzpatrick)
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1870s-early 1880s
NPG x197092
Mary ('Patsy') Cornwallis-West (née Fitzpatrick)
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, circa late 1870s
NPG x197287
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, late 1870s
NPG x197297
Mary ('Patsy') Cornwallis-West (née Fitzpatrick)
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1878
NPG x128475
Princess Beatrice of Battenberg
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, circa 1878
NPG x32972
Princess Beatrice of Battenberg
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, circa 1878
NPG x87003
Mary ('Patsy') Cornwallis-West (née Fitzpatrick)
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1879
NPG x128476
Alexandra of Denmark and her children
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1879
NPG x20134
Alexandra of Denmark and her daughters
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1879
NPG x33253
probably by W. & D. Downey
woodburytype, 1879
NPG Ax7668
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1879
NPG x144186
by W. & D. Downey
carbon print on card and paper mount, published 1894 (1880s?)
NPG x20435
Georgina Elizabeth Ward (née Moncreiffe), Countess of Dudley
by W. & D. Downey
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1880s
NPG x22275
by W. & D. Downey
carbon carte-de-visite, 1880s-1890s
NPG x22005
by W. & D. Downey
sepia albumen cabinet card, circa 1880
NPG x1579
by W. & D. Downey
boudoir card, circa 1880
NPG x1580
Percy Lewis Pocock and Robert George Box
by W. & D. Downey
sepia albumen cabinet card, circa 1880
NPG x1573
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1894 (1880s?)
NPG Ax27925
Sir Francis Philip Cunliffe-Owen
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1880s
NPG x7075
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1880s
NPG x47282
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1880s
NPG Ax5550
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1880s
NPG x3800
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, early-mid 1880s
NPG x131999
by W. & D. Downey
albumen cabinet card, 1880s
NPG x127208
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