William Edward Kilburn

The Great Chartist Meeting on Kennington Common, London in 1848 by William Edward Kilburn

William Edward Kilburn (1818-1891) was an English photographer, noted for his pictures of the British Royal family.[1]

Kilburn photographed the large Chartist rally at Kennington Common in 1848; this was one of the earliest photographs of a large crowd scene.[2] Kilburn's photograph of the Kennington Chartist rally was rediscovered in the British Royal Collection in the 1980s after being thought lost.[2]

Kilburn's photographs of the event were appreciated by Prince Albert who appointed Kilburn "Photographist to Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert".[3] Kilburn made the first daguerreotype portraits of Queen Victoria and her family in April 1847.[2]

Kilburn's studio was at 234 Regent Street, from where he produced his daguerreotypes.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "National Portrait Gallery - Person - William Edward Kilburn".
  2. 1 2 3 Helen Rappaport (1 January 2003). Queen Victoria: A Biographical Companion. ABC-CLIO. pp. 293–. ISBN 978-1-85109-355-7.
  3. 1 2 John Hannavy (16 December 2013). Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography. Routledge. pp. 797–. ISBN 978-1-135-87327-1.
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