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Bassano cabinet cards, 1870s-1900s


113 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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Willis Compton, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x6343

Willis Compton

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, circa 1874
NPG x6343

Count Louis Károlyi, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x197320

Count Louis Károlyi

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1878-1888
NPG x197320

King Edward VII, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x197433

King Edward VII

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1879
NPG x197433

John Tyndall, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x13243

John Tyndall

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1880s
NPG x13243

Matilda Honor Wadman, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x197420

Matilda Honor Wadman

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1880s
NPG x197420

Queen Alexandra, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x12853

Queen Alexandra

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 5 May 1881
NPG x12853

Queen Alexandra, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x12850

Queen Alexandra

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 5 May 1881
NPG x12850

Queen Victoria, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x13844

Queen Victoria

by Alexander Bassano
carbon cabinet card, 1887 (1882)
NPG x13844

Queen Victoria, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x13845

Queen Victoria

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1887 (1882)
NPG x13845

Queen Victoria, by and after Alexander Bassano - NPG x13846

Queen Victoria

by and after Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1887 (1882)
NPG x13846

Queen Victoria, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x8753

Queen Victoria

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1887 (1882)
NPG x8753

John Bright, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x27749

John Bright

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, circa 1882-1883
NPG x27749

Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, by Alexander Bassano, published by  St James's Photographic Co - NPG x4174

Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson

by Alexander Bassano, published by St James's Photographic Co
albumen cabinet card, 1882-1883
NPG x4174

Marion Hood (née Sarah Ann Isaac) as Mabel in 'The Pirates of Penzance', by Alexander Bassano, published by  St James's Photographic Co - NPG x4175

Marion Hood (née Sarah Ann Isaac) as Mabel in 'The Pirates of Penzance'

by Alexander Bassano, published by St James's Photographic Co
albumen cabinet card, 1882-1883
NPG x4175

William Terriss (William Charles James Lewin), by Alexander Bassano, published by  St James's Photographic Co - NPG x4176

William Terriss (William Charles James Lewin)

by Alexander Bassano, published by St James's Photographic Co
albumen cabinet card, 1882-1883
NPG x4176

John Bright, by Alexander Bassano, published by  St James's Photographic Co - NPG x4318

John Bright

by Alexander Bassano, published by St James's Photographic Co
albumen cabinet card, 1882-1883
NPG x4318

Queen Victoria, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x197428

Queen Victoria

by Alexander Bassano
carbon cabinet card, 1887 (1882)
NPG x197428

King Edward VII, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x197432

King Edward VII

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1882?
NPG x197432

Queen Victoria, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x38284

Queen Victoria

by Alexander Bassano
carbon cabinet card, 1887 (1882)
NPG x38284

Sir John Gilbert, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x13181

Sir John Gilbert

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, September 1883
NPG x13181

Thomas Henry Huxley, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x11992

Thomas Henry Huxley

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, circa 1883
NPG x11992

Henry Edward Manning, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x22228

Henry Edward Manning

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1883
NPG x22228

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x15730

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, circa 1883
NPG x15730

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x15729

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, circa 1883
NPG x15729

Henry Fawcett, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x11887

Henry Fawcett

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1883
NPG x11887

Henry Fawcett, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x11888

Henry Fawcett

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1883
NPG x11888

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x12548

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

by Alexander Bassano
gelatin printing-out paper cabinet card, 1883
NPG x12548

Edward White Benson, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x137563

Edward White Benson

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, 1883
NPG x137563

Sir George Alexander MacFarren, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x138234

Sir George Alexander MacFarren

by Alexander Bassano
albumen cabinet card, circa 1884
NPG x138234

Queen Victoria, by Alexander Bassano - NPG x127990

Queen Victoria

by Alexander Bassano
cabinet card, 26 November 1885
NPG x127990