Francis Bedford

Francis Bedford (1815–1894) was an English photographer. Was the son of the church architect Octavius. He began his career as an architectural draughtsman and lithographer, before taking up photography. He helped to found the Royal Photographic Society in 1853. At Marlborough House Queen Victoria commissioned him to photograph objects in the royal collection. On ‘09 Gallery set an record for Bedford's work During the Tour in the East, a suite of 3 albums from 1862. The albums sold $132,000.
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an old photo of people standing in front of the ruins of a temple on top of a hill
Temple of Zeus, Athens, 1862
an old black and white photo of a tower in the middle of a park with trees
Galata Kulesi Francis Bedford / 21 Mayıs 1862
Galata Kulesi Francis Bedford / 21 Mayıs 1862 | Eski İstanbul Fotoğrafları Arşivi
an old black and white photo of a harbor with ships in the water next to buildings
Η Ελλάδα του 1862 όπως δεν την έχετε ξαναδεί μέσα από φωτογραφίες του Πρίγκηπα της Ουαλίας
Η Ελλάδα του 1862 όπως δεν την έχετε ξαναδεί μέσα από φωτογραφίες του Πρίγκηπα της Ουαλίας
an old photo of a city with water and buildings in the foreground, from above
Prince of WalesArt Blart _ art and cultural memory archive
Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer) 'Rhodes, supposed site of the Colossus' 15 May 1862 The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was said to have straddled the entrance to the harbour into Rhodes Town. The Colossus was a statue of the Titan Helios, standing at about 30 m (107 ft) high. It was constructed to commemorate an unsuccessful siege of the island in 305 BC.
an old photo of some ancient sculptures on display
Royal Collection Trust
Marble blocks from the frieze that ran around all four sides of the Parthenon. The frieze was sculpted probably between 438 and 432 BC. In the early nineteenth century, Thomas Bruce, the seventh Earl of Elgin, removed about half of the surviving marble blocks from the Parthenon. In 1816 they ended up in the British Museum. Francis Bedford photographed several of the blocks which remained in Athens. Acquired by the Prince of Wales, 1862
an old black and white photo of ruins
Biography: 19th Century photographer Francis Bedford | MONOVISIONS - Black & White Photography Magazine
Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer) South West View of the Parthenon [on the Acropolis, Athens, Greece] 31 May 1862
an old black and white photo of some people in front of large columns with faces on them
Explore the Royal Collection online
Dendera- the Western Portico [Temple of Het-Heru (Hathor), Dendara] 19 Mar 1862 Francis Bedford (1815-94)
an old black and white photo of a building with arches in the middle of it
Biography: 19th Century photographer Francis Bedford | MONOVISIONS - Black & White Photography Magazine
Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer) West Front of the Mosque of Omar [Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem] 1 Apr 1862
an old photo of boats in the water near a city with tall buildings and towers
Μικρή γεύση από τις «Ελληνικές Θάλασσες» του Μουσείου Μπενάκη | LiFO
Francis Bedford - Το λιμάνι της Ρόδου, 1862