Alexander Bassano

Alexander Bassano
Self portrait, c. 1890s
Born
Alessandro Bassano

(1829-05-01)1 May 1829
London, England
Died21 October 1913(1913-10-21) (aged 84)
West Acton, London,[1] England
OccupationPhotographer
Spouse
Adelaide Lancaster
(m. 1850; died 1906)
Children3
RelativesLouisa Bassano (sister)

Alexander Bassano (10 May 1829 – 21 October 1913) was an English photographer who was a leading royal and high society portrait photographer in Victorian London.[2] 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.

  1. ^ "Deaths". The Times. 23 October 1913. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Bassano: The Man Himself". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 28 September 2016.