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Alexander Bassano

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WA-00294945

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WikidataQ2833085 VIAF95770046

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Alexander Bassano was an English photographer who was a leading royal and high society portrait photographer in Victorian London. He is known for his photo of the Earl Kitchener in the Lord Kitchener Wants You army recruitment poster during the First World War and his photographs of Queen Victoria.

Source: VIAF (Virtual International Authority File) · Trust score: 85% · Updated 17d ago

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Artworks (3)

Portret van Spencer Cavendish

1881 · paper

height: 148 cm, width: 98 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van vermoedelijk Victoria van Saksen-Coburg en Gotha

1877 · Woodburytype on paper

height: 145 cm, width: 98 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van Alice van Saksen-Coburg en Gotha

1877 · Woodburytype on paper

width: 98 cm, height: 145 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Portret van vermoedelijk Victoria van Saksen-Coburg en Gotha
1877 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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