Collection of fourteen 19th century cartes de visite, two extremely rare: Edward Vaughan Hyde Kenealy an Irish barrister and writer, best remembered as counsel for the Tichborne claimant - photographed by John Jabez Edwin Paisley Mayall the English photographer who in 1860 took the first carte de visite photographs of Queen Victoria. He is most well known for his 1875 portrait of Karl Marx. Mid 19th century, 10 x 6cm. An example is held in the National Portrait Gallery collection, London, https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw135311/Edward-Vaughan-Hyde-Kenealy. Princess Helena (Helena Augusta Victoria; 25 May 1846 – 9 June 1923), later Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, was the third daughter and fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert photographed by Count Sergei Lvovich Levitsky who is considered one of the patriarchs of Russian photography and one of Europe's most important early photographic pioneers, inventors and innovators, photograph taken at 22 rue de Choiseul in Paris where he operated from between 1859 and 1864. Mrs Ann Clowes née Wilkins, wife of Joseph Clowes taken from the portrait by John Linnel (att’) around 1840, hand coloured - photographed by G. Otley, London, 10 x 6cm. Suited gentleman, 'Best Downing', 1907 - photographed by The Eclipse and Star Photographic Company, Southampton, 10 x 6cm. Seated gentleman, photographed by Mr Joseph Byrne, Margate, 7.5 x 5cm. Mother and two daughters with baby, late 19th century, photographed by H. Vernon, London, 10 x 6cm. Victorian lady with book - photographed by J. Lee, Liverpool, 10 x 6cm. Victorian gentleman with chair - photographed by G & C Triptree, London, 10 x 6cm. Head and shoulder shot of a young lady taken in 1918 and signed on the reverse 'To Mother Anna Mille Praisiers' first and last names unclear - photographed by Van Ralty Studios, Liverpool, 10 x 6cm. Head shot of a Victorian gentleman - photographed by Frederick William & Caley (Evans & Caley), 10 x 6cm. Head shot of a Victorian lady photographed by Francis R. Elwell between 1883-1893 when he was based at 22 Regent Street, London, 10 x 6cm. Portrait of a lady, partially hand coloured photographed by Willian Stephen Bradshaw between 1878-1902 when he operated from 103 Newgate Street, London under the famous name of The London School of Photography, 10 x 6cm. Portrait of a lady photographed by The London Stereoscopic Company ‘Photographers to the Royal Family’, between 1856 and 1859 when it traded under that title. 10 x 6cm. Portrait of a young lady photographed by Edward Sharp ‘patronized by the Queen’ c1895, 10 x 6cm.