Later Victorian Portraits Catalogue

By other artists
Undated portraits
Photographs

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c.1825
Gouache drawing by Samuel Bourne, at lower left in Mason family group; coll. Mrs E.K. Billingham; ref. Billingham 1982 (1, not ill.).

c.1838
Oil on canvas by unidentified artist after James J. Hill; coll. R. Billingham; ref. Billingham 1982 (3, not ill.).

early 1850s
Pencil drawing by Lowes Cato Dickinson, head-and-shoulders to left, in oval, wearing spectacles; BM, London, 1909,0302.1. [1]

late 1860s
Oil on canvas by Valentine Cameron Prinsep; see NPG 1295.
Undated (before 1901), reduced, oval replica by Mary Mason (sitter’s daughter); Aberdeen AG, ABDAG004350

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Miniature portrait by Lilian Mason (sitter’s daughter); coll. Lady Hagart-Alexander; ref. Billingham 1982 (4, not ill.).

Woodcut by unidentified engraver, vignetted head, nearly profile to left, wearing hat; BM, London (O’Donoghue 1908–22, vol.3, p.203 [1]).

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1869
Albumen cartes-de-visite by John Watkins, two known poses:
(a) half-length, seated, full-face, wearing spectacles; NPG 14866. Repr. Maas 1984, p.148.
Same pose, vignetted head only; Rob Dickins Coll., Watts G., Compton, COMWG2008.175. (b) head-and-shoulders, head three-quarters to left, wearing spectacles; {RA, 05/4155Ihttp://www.racollection.org.uk/ixbin/indexplus?_IXSR_=ha8miim8Xap&_IXSP_=0&_MREF_=51865&_IXSS_=_IXSESSION_%3dlGi_ZI_XGSL%26%252asform%3d%252fsearch_form%252fallform%26_IXresults_%3dy%26exhibitions%3dtrue%26_IXACTION_%3dquery%26all_fields%3dGEORGE%2bHEMING%2bMASON%26archives%3dtrue%26books%3dtrue%26works%3dtrue%26_IXMAXHITS_%3d18%26_IXTRAIL_%3dSearch%2bResults&_IXACTION_=display&_IXSPFX_=templates/full/&_IXTRAIL_=Search+Results}

Footnotes
1) Donated by the artist. According to BM register of acquisitions, drawn in Rome, Feb. 1852.
[2] See Maas 1984, p.148 for letter from G.J. Mason to John Watkins re. the sitting, 2 Feb. 1869. An image was required to illustrate the ILN article marking Mason’s election ARA in the spring.

Carol Blackett-Ord