Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
(1847-1908), PhotographerArtist associated with 70 portraits
Born in Germany, Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn spent his youth in Poland. He fled to England for political reasons, where he began a photographic career, working for Daniel Downey in Newcastle upon Tyne. Mendelssohn subsequently set up his own studio there in 1873, first on Oxford Street and then on Northumberland Street. He moved to London in 1883, establishing studios on Cathcart Road, South Kensington, and Pembridge Crescent, Bayswater. A member of the Royal Photographic Society from 1884, Mendelssohn was also a founder member of the Professional Photographers Association.
Helen Venetia (née Duncombe), Viscountess D'Abernon
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen cabinet card, 1890
NPG x3819
Helen Venetia (née Duncombe), Viscountess D'Abernon
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen cabinet card, 1890
NPG x137561
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen cabinet card, 1890s
NPG x197259
Rachel (née Gurney), Countess of Dudley
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen cabinet card, 9 October 1891
NPG x87005
Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
photolithograph, 1892
NPG x22147
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1 May 1892
NPG Ax28832
Sybil Mary (née St Clair-Erskine), Countess of Westmorland
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen print, 1892-1895
NPG x6827
Mary Theresa Olivia ('Daisy') (née Cornwallis-West), Princess of Pless
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen cabinet card, 1893
NPG x128452
Sarah Grand (Frances Elizabeth Bellenden McFall, née Clarke)
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen cabinet card, 1894
NPG x36119
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen cabinet card, 1894
NPG x31028
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson as Romeo in 'Romeo & Juliet'
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn, published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, published 1900s (1895)
NPG x14283
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson as Romeo in 'Romeo & Juliet'
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn, published by Virtue & Co
photogravure, 1895
NPG x17965
after Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
halftone reproduction, circa 1896
NPG x139620
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen cabinet card, circa 1898
NPG x74335
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 22 April 1903
NPG x136554
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1907
NPG x99
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen print
NPG Ax68515
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen cabinet card, 1870s-1900s
NPG Ax68365
Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke
by Hayman Seleg Mendelssohn
albumen print, circa 1884
NPG x6825
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