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| Alexander Bassano Charles William, Baron Beresford 1883 National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Alexander Bassano Leopold II, King of the Belgians 1889 National Portrait Gallery, London |
In Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad portrayed King Leopold (above) as the absolute culmination of 19th-century evil, via colonial exploitation of the Congo. Conrad's characterization keeps alive the memory of this minor monarch. The king himself (who never read Conrad) went to his grave with no suspicion that his reputation would survive only as a villain.
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| Alexander Bassano James Anthony Froude, historian mid 1880s National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Alexander Bassano Prince Arthur costumed as a Fairy Prince 1874 National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Alexander Bassano Kate Cutler in the role of Trilby 1895 National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Alexander Bassano Connie Gilchrist, actress and dancer late 1870s National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Alexander Bassano Madge Kendal, actress 1882 National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Alexander Bassano Constance Collier, actress 1896 National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Alexander Bassano Maud, Lady Beerbohm-Tree 1884 National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Alexander Bassano Irene of Hesse and by Rhine 1882 National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Alexander Bassano Mrs Chinnery 1883 National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Alexander Bassano Maud Evelyn, Marchioness of Landsdowne 1883 National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Alexander Bassano Princess Victoria Alberta 1880s National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Alexander Bassano Priscilla, Countess Annesley 1895 National Portrait Gallery, London |