Alfred Ellis (1854-1930) was an English photographer. He had a studio on Baker Street, London from 1884 until 1898. From 1883, he was a member of the Photographic Society (which later became the Royal Photographic Society). He was one of the founders of the Professional Photographers’ Association and at various times was Secretary, President and General Secretary. He specialised in theatrical photography and took a leading role in protecting the copyright of photographers, fighting several cases in the High Courts. He was one of the founders of the Copyright Union. Reference: Wikimedia Commons
Photographic print of Mrs Patrick Campbell and Mr George Alexander from a production of The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, by Arthur W. Pinero, photographed by Alfred Ellis, St. James Theatre, London 1893.
Photographic print of Mrs. Patrick Campbell and Mr. George Alexander from a production of The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, by Arthur W. Pinero, photographed by Alfred Ellis, St. James Theatre, London 1893. The photograph features Alexander as Aubrey Tanqueray who is sitting at a small dining table looking at Campbell as Paula.
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LE GALLIENNE, RICHARD (1866-1947) (i) AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF HIS POEM ‘THE EYES THAT COME FROM IRELAND’, signed (‘Richard Le Gallienne’), 15 lines in three five-line stanzas, 1 page, quarto, clip stain at head, not dated Don’t you love the eyes that come from Ireland? The grey-blue eyes so strangely grey & blue, The fighting loving eyes, The eyes that tell no lies – Don’t you love the eyes that come from Ireland?… (ii) AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF HIS POEM ‘MY BOOKS’, signed (Richard Le Gallienne’), 4 lines, beginning ‘What are my books? – my friends, my loves…’, 1 page, quarto, not dated Publication of these poems has not been traced. Le Gallienne’s manuscripts are at the universities of San Francisco and Iowa, Harvard, Liverpool Record Office and the Bodleian. (iii) PORTRAIT BY ALFRED ELLIS OF 20 UPPER STREET, BAKER STREET, vintage photograph, Woodburytype, half length, seated holding a book, looking into the camera, framed and glazed, size of image 12 x 9 inches (31 x 22 cm), overall size 19 x 15 inches (48 x 38 cm), [1888] This photograph is from Men and Women of the Day, [c. 1888]
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Portrait of Lady Alexandra Stanley when Lady Acheson; full length, standing to right on steps; in hunting costume, holding riding whip and wearing tricorne hat, jabot and tassled overgown Photogravure
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