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Kilburn, William Edward, 1818-1891

 Person

biographical statement

Citation:
National Portrait Gallery website, via WWW, May 8, 2012 (William Edward Kilburn; William Kilburn; b. 1818; d. 1891; photographer; opened portrait studio on London's Regent Street in 1846; commissioned to make daguerreotype portraits of the Royal Family between 1846 and 1852; awarded a prize medal for his photographs at the 1851 Great Exhibition)

Ancestry.com, May 8, 2012 (William Edward Kilburn; b. Nov. 28, 1818 in London, England; parents, Thomas Kilburn and Catherine Ward; d. Dec. 11, 1891 in Whitwell, Isle of Wight; photographer (daguerreotypist) to Queen Victoria; m. May 18, 1854 in London, England to Louisa Ludlam Tootal; three children)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

William Edward Kilburn portrait of Florence Nightingale

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233598702]
Identifier: MSS 7991
Scope and Contents

Portrait photograph taken by Kilburn for the London Stereoscopic Company in 1856 of Florence Nightingale.

Dates: approximately 1856
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Edward Kilburn portrait of Florence Nightingale

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