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Melba premiered in the title role of Herman Bemberg’s opera Elaine in London in 1892. This portrait by Frank Haviland was published in The Illustrated London News in June 1908 as part of his series of theatrical celebrities and marked Melba’s 20th…

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Black and white photograph.

Photo: 15.5 x 11 cm
Photo and board: 25.3 x 15.1 cm

This portrait depicts a young lady (possibly aged in her 20s or 30s) staring straight into the camera against a grey background. The streaks in her hair, blue eyes…

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Ambrotype encased in glass.

Photo: 11.5 x 8.4 cm
Glass plates: 16 x 11.9 cm

Portrait of unidentified group of 4 boys. The boys appear to be sitting on a bench against the wall. They all appear to be wearing a white shirt with a bow tie, jacket…

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Sepia toned black and white photograph.

16.4 x 12.1 cm

Portrait of Rose Grainger in New Zealand. She is captured in profile and is wearing a dress with a round neckline.

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Sepia toned black and white photograph.

14.1 x 10.2 cm

Portrait of Rose Grainger in New Zealand. She is captured in profile and is wearing a large round brim hat with feathers and high neck dress.

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Chromogenic print from Kodachrome slide.

Photo: 23.7 x 18.5 cm
Photo and board: 30.5 x 25.3 cm

The unknown photographer of this image has captured Roger Quilter with a stony-faced visage, a visual contradiction to various written descriptions…

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Sepia toned black and white photograph.

Photo: 23.2 x 16.2 cm
Photo and board: 33.3 x 25.1 cm

This is a portrait of Percy Grainger when he was 37 years old. A bar with music notes is printed on the proper right side of the photograph. An…

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Sepia toned black and white photograph.

13.6 x 8.7 cm

Portrait a young Percy Grainger wearing a cravat and a double breasted coat. He appears to be leaning against a piano. The photograph has been printed onto a German postcard.
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