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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.

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.

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…

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…

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…

This is a postcard featuring a 'multigraph' photograph of Percy Grainger. The Grainger Museum has many copies of this postcard, which was used by Percy Grainger as a promotional tool. It projects an explicitly modern image of the multifaceted…

Melba sang regularly before royalty, both privately and for special events, in countries including England, Russia, Norway and Austria. She performed at Buckingham Palace on several occasions including this concert in 1893.