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James Russell & Sons

(active 1850s-1940s), Photographers

Artist associated with 692 portraits
James Russell and Sons were a firm of portrait photographers with their principal studio at Littlehampton and others at Chichester, Worthing, Bognor and Petworth. They also advertised themselves as landscape photographers and exhibited views at the International Exhibition, London, in 1862. They often photographed royalty and advertised this on their cards by adding various royal coats of arms.

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Cecil Hook, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x159162

Cecil Hook

by James Russell & Sons
albumen cabinet card, circa 1900s
NPG x159162

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, by James Russell & Sons, published by  Virtue & Co - NPG x136611

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

by James Russell & Sons, published by Virtue & Co
photogravure, 1900s
NPG x136611

Sir Max Pemberton, possibly by James Russell & Sons, published by  Raphael Tuck & Sons - NPG x197636

Sir Max Pemberton

possibly by James Russell & Sons, published by Raphael Tuck & Sons
postcard print, early 1900s
NPG x197636

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, by James Russell & Sons, published by  Rapid Photo Co - NPG x197728

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman

by James Russell & Sons, published by Rapid Photo Co
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x197728

Sir (Joseph) Austen Chamberlain, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x197752

Sir (Joseph) Austen Chamberlain

by James Russell & Sons
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x197752

Keir Hardie, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x197786

Keir Hardie

by James Russell & Sons
halftone postcard print, 1900s
NPG x197786

David Lloyd George, by James Russell & Sons, published by  The Shenley Real Photo Post Card (Percy Redjeb) - NPG x197802

David Lloyd George

by James Russell & Sons, published by The Shenley Real Photo Post Card (Percy Redjeb)
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x197802

Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, by James Russell & Sons, published by  Ogden's - NPG x193220

Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein

by James Russell & Sons, published by Ogden's
bromide cigarette card, published circa 1900
NPG x193220

William Moore Ede, by Walter Stoneman, for  James Russell & Sons - NPG Ax39133

William Moore Ede

by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
platinum print, 1900s
NPG Ax39133

Queen Victoria's Funeral Cortège, copy by Elliott & Fry, after  James Russell & Sons - NPG x92022

Queen Victoria's Funeral Cortège

copy by Elliott & Fry, after James Russell & Sons
bromide print, 4 February 1901
NPG x92022

Sir Thomas Brock, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x4675

Sir Thomas Brock

by James Russell & Sons
albumen cabinet card, circa 1901-1910
NPG x4675

Queen Victoria's Funeral Cortège, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x135124

Queen Victoria's Funeral Cortège

by James Russell & Sons
bromide print, 4 February 1901
NPG x135124

King Edward VII, by Thomas Bond Sims, for  James Russell & Sons - NPG x87199

King Edward VII

by Thomas Bond Sims, for James Russell & Sons
photogravure, October 1902
NPG x87199

King Edward VII, by Thomas Bond Sims, for  James Russell & Sons - NPG x197436

King Edward VII

by Thomas Bond Sims, for James Russell & Sons
albumen cabinet card, October 1902
NPG x197436

King Edward VII, by Thomas Bond Sims, for  James Russell & Sons - NPG x196490

King Edward VII

by Thomas Bond Sims, for James Russell & Sons
bromide postcard print, (October 1902)
NPG x196490

Baron Ijuin Goro, by James Russell & Sons, published by  Ogden's - NPG x197235

Baron Ijuin Goro

by James Russell & Sons, published by Ogden's
cigarette card, published circa 1903-1907
NPG x197235

King Edward VII and others, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x8461

King Edward VII and others

by James Russell & Sons
dry-plate glass negative, 23 November 1904
NPG x8461

Members of the Marlborough House Set, by David Knights-Whittome, for  James Russell & Sons - NPG x8465

Members of the Marlborough House Set

by David Knights-Whittome, for James Russell & Sons
dry-plate glass negative, 23 November 1904
NPG x8465

Robert B. Catterall, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x6058

Robert B. Catterall

by James Russell & Sons
postcard print, circa 1905
NPG x6058

George Campbell Morgan, by James Russell & Sons, published by  Rapid Photo Co - NPG x197633

George Campbell Morgan

by James Russell & Sons, published by Rapid Photo Co
bromide postcard print, circa 1906
NPG x197633

Gustav V, King of Sweden, by James Russell & Sons, published by  J. Beagles & Co - NPG x74455

Gustav V, King of Sweden

by James Russell & Sons, published by J. Beagles & Co
postcard print, circa 1907
NPG x74455

Princess Victoria of Wales; Queen Alexandra, by James Russell & Sons, published by  Rotary Photographic Co Ltd - NPG x196876

Princess Victoria of Wales; Queen Alexandra

by James Russell & Sons, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
hand-coloured bromide postcard print, circa 1907
NPG x196876

Maud, Queen of Norway; Olav V, King of Norway; Haakon VII, King of Norway, by James Russell & Sons, published by  J. Beagles & Co - NPG x196492

Maud, Queen of Norway; Olav V, King of Norway; Haakon VII, King of Norway

by James Russell & Sons, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, late 1900s
NPG x196492

Herbert Bury, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x75713

Herbert Bury

by James Russell & Sons
vintage print, circa 1908-1911
NPG x75713

Thomas Wortley Drury, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x159011

Thomas Wortley Drury

by James Russell & Sons
albumen cabinet card, circa 1909
NPG x159011

Olav V, King of Norway; Queen Alexandra, by James Russell & Sons, published by  J. Beagles & Co - NPG x193023

Olav V, King of Norway; Queen Alexandra

by James Russell & Sons, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1909
NPG x193023

(Katherine Helen) Maud Diver, by Walter Stoneman, for  James Russell & Sons - NPG Ax39229

(Katherine Helen) Maud Diver

by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
bromide print, 1910s
NPG Ax39229

Foss Westcott, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x88510

Foss Westcott

by James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1910
NPG x88510

Sir Channcy Cartwright, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x5694

Sir Channcy Cartwright

by James Russell & Sons
albumen cabinet card, circa 1910
NPG x5694

Alfred Walter Averill, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x8837

Alfred Walter Averill

by James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1910-1925
NPG x8837

John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x134955

John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher

by James Russell & Sons
hand-coloured bromide print, published 1910
NPG x134955

Frederic Hicks Beaven, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x9031

Frederic Hicks Beaven

by James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1910-1925
NPG x9031

Frank Melville Jones, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x159202

Frank Melville Jones

by James Russell & Sons
vintage bromide print, circa 1910s
NPG x159202

Frederic William Keator, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x159214

Frederic William Keator

by James Russell & Sons
vintage bromide print, circa 1910s
NPG x159214

Kenneth William Stewart Kennedy, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x159221

Kenneth William Stewart Kennedy

by James Russell & Sons
vintage bromide print, circa 1910s-1920s
NPG x159221

Arthur Lea, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x159248

Arthur Lea

by James Russell & Sons
albumen cabinet card, circa 1910s
NPG x159248

Frederick Roach, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x159424

Frederick Roach

by James Russell & Sons
vintage bromide print, circa 1910s
NPG x159424

Sir (Henry) Walford Davies, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x76956

Sir (Henry) Walford Davies

by James Russell & Sons
halftone reproduction, 1910s-1920s
NPG x76956

Sir Edward Elgar, Bt, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x137668

Sir Edward Elgar, Bt

by James Russell & Sons
half-plate glass copy negative, circa 1910
NPG x137668

William Orpen, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x194154

William Orpen

by James Russell & Sons
vintage print, 1910s
NPG x194154

George Edward Bower, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x138963

George Edward Bower

by James Russell & Sons
matte collodion printing-out paper print, circa 1910s
NPG x138963

Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby, by James Russell & Sons, published by  J. Beagles & Co - NPG x197760

Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby

by James Russell & Sons, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, circa 1910s
NPG x197760

David Lloyd George, by James Russell & Sons, published by  The Shenley Real Photo Post Card (Percy Redjeb) - NPG x197806

David Lloyd George

by James Russell & Sons, published by The Shenley Real Photo Post Card (Percy Redjeb)
bromide postcard print, circa 1910
NPG x197806

Robert Baden-Powell, by James Russell & Sons - NPG x198176

Robert Baden-Powell

by James Russell & Sons
photogravure postcard print, 1910s
NPG x198176

King George V; Queen Mary, by James Russell & Sons, published by  J. Beagles & Co - NPG x196999

King George V; Queen Mary

by James Russell & Sons, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, 1910s
NPG x196999

King Edward VII, by James Russell & Sons, published by  J. Beagles & Co - NPG x196427

King Edward VII

by James Russell & Sons, published by J. Beagles & Co
bromide postcard print, published 1910
NPG x196427

Silas Kitto Hocking, by James Russell & Sons - NPG Ax39056

Silas Kitto Hocking

by James Russell & Sons
platinum print, 1910s
NPG Ax39056

Edwin Abbott Abbott, by James Russell & Sons - NPG Ax39124

Edwin Abbott Abbott

by James Russell & Sons
platinum print, 1910s
NPG Ax39124

Arthur Hacker, by James Russell & Sons - NPG Ax39215

Arthur Hacker

by James Russell & Sons
platinum print, 1910s
NPG Ax39215

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Annette Griffiths

11 March 2016, 18:48

I have a book called "Art Collections of the King and Queen" published by J Russel and Sons but can find no reference to it anywhere on the web. Can you tell me anything about it?

Deborah

05 August 2015, 13:05

I have had a James Russell and Sons photograhy portrait for 30 years. I am desperate to find out who this beautiful woman is, a bride, i believe. It is from the Baker St studios and i believe is from 1900 untill 1905. Coukd it be Royalty? Can you please advise me? Or put me onto someone that can help? Kindest Regards