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England's Beautiful Women, published by Bassano Ltd, 1909


61 Portraits in set

The Gallery holds over 40,000 negatives taken by the Bassano studio between the 1870s and 1950s. The firm was founded by Alexander Bassano in 1850 in Regent Street, London. The studio moved three times later to Old Bond Street in 1876, Dover Street in 1920 and then to Pimlico in 1974, where it still operates. The firm donated the bulk of the gallery's collection in 1974 when it made its last move to Pimlico. In 1996 two further selection of negatives were acquired, namely much of the work taken by Alexander Bassano himself from the 1870s to the early 1900s and a further 5,000 negatives of mainly theatrical subjects (from 1903-1939) which were presented by John Culme.

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Queen Alexandra, by W. & D. Downey - NPG Ax161330

Queen Alexandra

by W. & D. Downey
photogravure, 9 August 1902
NPG Ax161330

Consuelo Vanderbilt, published by Bassano Ltd - NPG Ax161364

Consuelo Vanderbilt

published by Bassano Ltd
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161364

Winifred Anna (née Dallas-Yorke), Duchess of Portland, by Bassano Ltd, after  John Singer Sargent - NPG Ax161373

Winifred Anna (née Dallas-Yorke), Duchess of Portland

by Bassano Ltd, after John Singer Sargent
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161373

Queenie Rube, by Bassano Ltd - NPG Ax161380

Queenie Rube

by Bassano Ltd
photogravure, published 1909
NPG Ax161380