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William Edward Kilburn

British, 1818–1891

WA-00051093

London

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WikidataQ18163225

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William Edward Kilburn was an English photographer specializing in portraiture of the British Royal family during the mid-nineteenth century. Working in the early decades of daguerreotype and calotype processes, he established himself as a court photographer of considerable technical skill and discretion. His work documents a crucial transitional period in the history of royal representation, capturing members of the monarchy with a directness suited to the emerging medium.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 9d ago

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Artworks (5)

Benjamin Disraeli

1860 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 8.7 × 5.4 cm (3 7/16 × 2 3/16 in.); Mount: 10.8 × 6.5 cm (4 5/16 × 2 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Queen Victoria and Children

1852 · daguerreotype with applied color

image (visible): 7.6 × 8.8 cm (3 × 3 7/16 in.) mat: 12 × 14.2 cm (4 3/4 × 5 9/16 in.) overall: 12.8 × 15 × 0.5 cm (5 1/16 × 5 7/8 × 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Portrait of Two Boys

1850 · stereoscopic daguerreotypes with applied color

image (each): 6.1 × 4.5 cm (2 3/8 × 1 3/4 in.) framed: 8 × 11.5 × 0.9 cm (3 1/8 × 4 1/2 × 3/8 in.) case (closed): 9.2 × 13.2 × 1.8 cm (3 5/8 × 5 3/16 × 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Girl

1847 · daguerreotype with applied color

image (visible): 9.1 × 6.5 cm (3 9/16 × 2 9/16 in.) mat: 11.7 × 9.2 cm (4 5/8 × 3 5/8 in.) case (closed): 12.9 × 10.4 × 1.8 cm (5 1/16 × 4 1/8 × 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Girl

1840 · daguerreotype with applied color

image (visible): 9.2 × 6.2 cm (3 5/8 × 2 7/16 in.) mat: 11 × 8.6 cm (4 5/16 × 3 3/8 in.) case (closed): 12.2 × 9.2 × 1.4 cm (4 13/16 × 3 5/8 × 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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5 published of 5 catalogued · 5 with image

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