The Bassano family
The Bassano family
by Alexander Bassano
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, mid 1890s
Purchased, 1996
Photographs Collection
NPG x150675
Sittersback to top
- Adelaide Fanny Louise Barber (née Bassano) (1850-1921), Wife of Ludwig George Barber; daughter of Alexander Bassano. Sitter in 18 portraits. Identify
- Adelaide Rose Ainslie Bassano (née Lancaster) (1825-1906), Daughter of Henry Lancaster; wife of Alexander Bassano. Sitter associated with 6 portraits. Identify
- Hermione Una Adelaide Camilla Gunton-Turner (née Serjeant) (born 1891), Granddaughter of Alexander Bassano; wife of Frederick Henry Gunton-Turner. Sitter in 4 portraits. Identify
- Sybil Ainslie Ida Hanson (née Serjeant), Granddaughter of Alexander Bassano; wife of Alfred Walker Hanson. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
- Camilla Teresa ('Lily') Serjeant (née Bassano) (1859-1928), Wife of Reverend Charles Serjeant; daughter of Alexander Bassano. Sitter in 12 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Alexander Bassano (1829-1913), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 2805 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
This portraitback to top
The direct descendent of the Italian Duc de Bassano, Alessandro (later Alexander) Bassano married an Englishwoman, Adelaide Lancaster, with whom he had three children. This portrait shows his two daughters, Camilla and Adelaide, and his grandchildren, Sybil and Hermione. Bassano died in 1913 and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery. His business continued to operate and in 1963 the studio was amalgamated with the studio of Elliott and Fry.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (photographer's studio, 25 Old Bond Street , London)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1893back to top
Current affairs
Keir Hardie is among the group who formalise the Independent Labour Party, and is elected chairman and party leader at the opening conference. Gladstone continues with his campaign for home rule in Ireland, introducing the Second Home Rule Bill, which is passed by the Commons but vetoed by the Lords.Art and science
Art Nouveau becomes a fully established movement in European art and design, after emerging in different countries and across different disciplines at the start of the decade. Key figures include the illustrator Aubrey Beardsley, architects Victor Horta and Paul Hankar, and the designer Alphonse Mucha. Art Nouveau is characterised by the 'whiplash' line, a decorative line which represents graphically the desire to break free from traditional aesthetic constraints.International
Gandhi's ejection from a South African train carriage on account of his race is the catalyst for his non-violent activism in leading the struggle for Indian independence from British rule.New Zealand becomes the first self-governing country to grant women the vote.
The Chicago World's Fair is visited by more than 200 million people, with Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse introducing electrical power to illuminate the fair.
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