Alexander Bassano
(1829-1913), PhotographerSitter in 4 portraits
Artist associated with 2805 portraits
Born in London, Bassano received artistic training in the studios of painters Augustus Egg and William Beverley, and at Thomas Heatherley's Art School. He opened his first photographic studio in 1850 on Regent Street, London. In 1876 he moved to Old Bond Street, where the firm was located until 1921. The studio was large enough to accommodate an eighty-foot panoramic background scene mounted on rollers, which provided a variety of outdoor scenes or court backgrounds. Bassano retired in around 1903 and had reputedly earned £60,000 through portraiture. He married Adelaide Lancaster in 1850 and they had three children. He died aged eighty-four in Acton, London and is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.
Ernest Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96016
Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate collodion glass negative, circa 1875
NPG x96020
Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate collodion glass negative, circa 1875
NPG x96021
Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate collodion glass negative, circa 1875
NPG x96022
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96023
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96024
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96026
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96027
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale; King George V
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96028
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale; King George V
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96034
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale; King George V
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96035
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96036
The children of King Edward VII
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96037
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96038
The daughters of King Edward VII
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96039
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96041
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96044
Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96047
Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96048
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96092
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96093
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96094
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96095
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass collodion negative, 1875
NPG x96096
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96097
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96098
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96099
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96100
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96101
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96102
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96103
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96104
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96105
by Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate glass negative, 1875
NPG x96106
Constance ('Connie') (née Gilchrist), Countess of Orkney
by Alexander Bassano
panel portrait size glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x127999
Constance ('Connie') (née Gilchrist), Countess of Orkney
by Alexander Bassano
panel portrait size glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x128000
Constance ('Connie') (née Gilchrist), Countess of Orkney
by Alexander Bassano
panel portrait size glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x128001
Adelaide Fanny Louise Barber (née Bassano)
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate collodion glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x150662
Adelaide Fanny Louise Barber (née Bassano)
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate collodion glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x150663
Camilla Teresa ('Lily') Serjeant (née Bassano)
after Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate film copy negative, late 1870s
NPG x150669
Camilla Teresa ('Lily') Serjeant (née Bassano)
after Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate film copy negative, late 1870s
NPG x150671
Adelaide Fanny Louise Barber (née Bassano)
after Alexander Bassano
quarter-plate film copy negative, late 1870s
NPG x150670
Alicia Ellen Neve Little (née Bewicke) (Mrs Archibald Little)
by Alexander Bassano
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1870s
NPG x128755
by Alexander Bassano
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1870s
NPG x46618
Mary ('Patsy') Cornwallis-West (née Fitzpatrick)
by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1877
NPG x197286
Violet Hermione (née Graham), Duchess of Montrose
by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, late 1870s-1880s
NPG x197370
by Alexander Bassano
bromide print, 1877
NPG x85692
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x95866
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x95867
Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x95995
Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x95996
Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x95997
Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x95998
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x96162
by Alexander Bassano
half-plate glass negative, late 1870s
NPG x96163
by Alexander Bassano
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1878
NPG x38556
by Alexander Bassano
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1878
NPG x38557
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
by Alexander Bassano
collodion negative, circa 1878
NPG x95927
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
by Alexander Bassano
collodion negative, circa 1878
NPG x95928
by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1878-1888
NPG x197320
Related People
- Adelaide Fanny Louise Barber (née Bassano) (daughter)
- Adelaide Rose Ainslie Bassano (née Lancaster) (wife)
- Clement George Alexander Bassano (son)
- Hermione Una Adelaide Camilla Gunton-Turner (née Serjeant) (granddaughter)
- Sybil Ainslie Ida Hanson (née Serjeant) (granddaughter)
- Camilla Teresa ('Lily') Serjeant (née Bassano) (daughter)
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