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Sir George Scharf albumen cartes-de-visite, (Singers & Actors)


84 Portraits in set

Sitters include Sir J. Benedict, J. B. Buckstone, Sir M. Costa, the Kendals, E. A. Sothern, General and Mrs Tom Thumb.

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Marietta Alboni, Countess Pepoli (née Maria Anna Marzia), by Disdéri - NPG Ax25020

Marietta Alboni, Countess Pepoli (née Maria Anna Marzia)

by Disdéri
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25020

John Brougham, by Heath & Beau - NPG Ax25024

John Brougham

by Heath & Beau
albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1860s
NPG Ax25024

Michael Costa, by John Jabez Edwin Mayall - NPG Ax25028

Michael Costa

by John Jabez Edwin Mayall
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25028

Giulia Grisi, by Negretti & Zambra - NPG Ax25033

Giulia Grisi

by Negretti & Zambra
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax25033

Giulia Grisi, by Negretti & Zambra - NPG Ax25034

Giulia Grisi

by Negretti & Zambra
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax25034

Robert Keeley, by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG Ax25046

Robert Keeley

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25046

Robert Keeley, by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG Ax25047

Robert Keeley

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25047

Pauline Lucca, by H. Lehmann & Co - NPG Ax25052

Pauline Lucca

by H. Lehmann & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25052

Nelly Moore, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax25066

Nelly Moore

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25066

Nelly Moore, by Samuel Alexander Walker - NPG Ax25067

Nelly Moore

by Samuel Alexander Walker
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25067

(John) Sims Reeves, by Horatio Nelson King - NPG Ax25079

(John) Sims Reeves

by Horatio Nelson King
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25079

Sir Charles Santley, by Unknown photographer - NPG Ax25086

Sir Charles Santley

by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax25086

Kate Santley, by Hills & Saunders - NPG Ax25088

Kate Santley

by Hills & Saunders
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25088

Edward Askew Sothern, by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG Ax25094

Edward Askew Sothern

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25094

Percy Roselle, by Cowan & Company - NPG Ax25084

Percy Roselle

by Cowan & Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25084

General Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton); Mrs Tom Thumb (Lavinia Warren), by Charles DeForest Fredricks & Co - NPG Ax25100

General Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton); Mrs Tom Thumb (Lavinia Warren)

by Charles DeForest Fredricks & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25100

Señor Donato, by L. Haase & Co - NPG Ax25029

Señor Donato

by L. Haase & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25029

Giorgio Ronconi, by Alexander Bassano - NPG Ax25081

Giorgio Ronconi

by Alexander Bassano
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25081

Emilio Naudin, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax25063

Emilio Naudin

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25063

(Thomas) German Reed, by Henry Squire & Co - NPG Ax25077

(Thomas) German Reed

by Henry Squire & Co
enamel process carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax25077