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Artists›John Jabez Edwin Mayall

John Jabez Edwin Mayall

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2008.95
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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John Jabez Edwin Paisley Mayall was an English photographer who in 1860 took the first carte-de-visite photographs of Queen Victoria. He also captured other famous people such as Charles Dickens and Karl Marx. His photograph of "Sergeant Dawson and his daughter" has been considered one of the most important photographs in history.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (10)

Princess Beatrice

1861 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 8.8 × 5.7 cm (3 1/2 × 2 1/4 in.); Mount: 10.5 × 6.2 cm (4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Onversneden proefvel van cartes-de-visite-portretten

1861 · albumen print on paper, photographic support

width: 154 cm, height: 208 cm

Rijksmuseum

Lord John Russell

1861 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 8.6 × 5.6 cm (3 7/16 × 2 1/4 in.); Mount: 10.5 × 6.3 cm (4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Queen Victoria

1861 · Albumen print with applied coloring

Image/paper: 8.6 × 5.6 cm (3 7/16 × 2 1/4 in.); Mount: 10.3 × 6.4 cm (4 1/16 × 2 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Crown Prince of Prussia

1860 · Albumen print with applied coloring

Image/paper: 8.5 × 5.6 cm (3 3/8 × 2 1/4 in.); Mount: 10.5 × 6.3 cm (4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Prince of Wales and Princess Alice

1860 · Albumen print with applied coloring

Image/paper: 8.8 × 5.6 cm (3 1/2 × 2 1/4 in.); Mount: 10.5 × 6.2 cm (4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Earl of Derby

1860 · Albumen print

Image/paper: 8.8 × 5.7 cm (3 1/2 × 2 1/4 in.); Mount: 10.5 × 6.2 cm (4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Princess Helena

1855 · Albumen print

Image/paper, approx: 8.2 × 5.1 cm (3 1/4 × 2 1/16 in.); Mount: 10.6 × 6.1 cm (4 3/16 × 2 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portret van een lachend meisje, Edith Abadam (?)

1850 · daguerreotype on glass, copper (metal)

width: 67 cm, height: 88 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van drie kinderen

1850 · daguerreotype on copper (metal), glass

height: 112 cm, width: 87 cm

Rijksmuseum

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10 published of 10 catalogued · 10 with image

Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
Rijksmuseum
3 published3 img

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3 entries · 1 sources

Portret van drie kinderen
1850 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Onversneden proefvel van cartes-de-visite-portretten
1861 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portret van een lachend meisje, Edith Abadam (?)
1850 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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