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Ernest Edwards

(1837-1903), Photographer

Artist associated with 154 portraits

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Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Bt, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13821

Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Bt

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13821

William Makepeace Thackeray, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13823

William Makepeace Thackeray

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13823

Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Bt, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13824

Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Bt

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13824

David Roberts, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13825

David Roberts

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13825

William Whewell, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13826

William Whewell

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13826

Sir George Gilbert Scott Sr, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13828

Sir George Gilbert Scott Sr

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13828

Sir John Gardner Wilkinson, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13829

Sir John Gardner Wilkinson

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13829

Sir William Sterndale Bennett, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13831

Sir William Sterndale Bennett

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13831

Robert Gordon Latham, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13832

Robert Gordon Latham

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13832

Sir William Fergusson, 1st Bt, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13833

Sir William Fergusson, 1st Bt

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13833

John Edward Gray, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13836

John Edward Gray

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13836

Edward Hodges Baily, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13837

Edward Hodges Baily

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13837

James Fergusson, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13840

James Fergusson

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13840

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice, by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co - NPG Ax13841

(John) Frederick Denison Maurice

by Ernest Edwards, published by Lovell Reeve & Co
albumen print, published 1863
NPG Ax13841

Robert Gordon Latham, by Ernest Edwards - NPG x19890

Robert Gordon Latham

by Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1863
NPG x19890

John George Vandenhoff, by Ernest Edwards - NPG x13253

John George Vandenhoff

by Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1867
NPG x13253

Pattie Oliver, by Ernest Edwards - NPG x21681

Pattie Oliver

by Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1867
NPG x21681

William Gifford Palgrave, by Ernest Edwards - NPG x12647

William Gifford Palgrave

by Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1867
NPG x12647

Lady Gwendolen Cecil; Beatrix Maud (née Cecil), Countess of Selborne, by Ernest Edwards - NPG x6059

Lady Gwendolen Cecil; Beatrix Maud (née Cecil), Countess of Selborne

by Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1867
NPG x6059

Sir George Samuel Jenkinson, 11th Bt, by Ernest Edwards - NPG Ax77130

Sir George Samuel Jenkinson, 11th Bt

by Ernest Edwards
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1867
NPG Ax77130

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