Bamforth, James (1842–1911), photographer, was born on 4 March 1842 at Holmfirth, Yorkshire, the eldest of the three children of Joseph Bamforth (1818/19–1899), a decorative painter, and his first wife, Mary Ann Moxon (1819–1847). After elementary education locally, James chose to follow his father's trade. '...
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Bamforth, James (1842–1911), photographer
John A. Hargreaves
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Bastin, (Alfred) Harold (1875–1962), entomologist and photographer
John S. Creasey
Bastin, (Alfred) Harold (1875–1962), entomologist and photographer, was born at 48 Lower Union Street, Torquay, on 7 July 1875, the son of Richard Bastin (1849–1917), an ironmonger, and his wife, Priscilla Barter (1850–1933), originally from Reading. He had a Quaker upbringing and the family (of two sons and two daughters) moved between ...
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Beaton, Sir Cecil Walter Hardy (1904–1980)
Maker: Dorothy Wilding
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Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (1904–1980) by Dorothy Wilding, 1937 © Tom Hustler / National Portrait Gallery, London
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Beaton, Sir Cecil Walter Hardy (1904–1980), photographer and designer for screen and theatre
Hugo Vickers
Beaton, Sir Cecil Walter Hardy (1904–1980), photographer and designer for screen and theatre, was born at 21 Langland Gardens, Hampstead, London, on 14 January 1904, the eldest of the two sons and two daughters of Ernest Walter Hardy Beaton (1867–1936), timber merchant, and his wife, ...
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Bridges, George Wilson (1788–1863), Anglican clergyman, defender of slavery, and photographer
Catherine Hall
Bridges, George Wilson (1788–1863), Anglican clergyman, defender of slavery, and photographer, was born in Lawford, Essex, on 6 July 1788, the elder son of George Bridges (1759–1835), a prosperous merchant and country banker who was based in Manningtree in Essex, with a London...
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Daintree, Richard (1831–1878), geologist and photographer
Geoffrey Bolton
Daintree, Richard (1831–1878), geologist and photographer, was born at Hemingford Abbots, Huntingdonshire, on 13 December 1831 (though one source, the admission records of Christ’s College, Cambridge, gives 1832), the son of Richard Daintree (1805–1888), a prosperous farmer, and his wife, ...
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Davison, George (1855–1930), photographer, political activist, and patron of the arts
Colin Osman
Davison, George (1855–1930), photographer, political activist, and patron of the arts, was born in Kirkley, Suffolk, on 19 September 1855, the fourth child of William Davison (1816–1889), a shipwright and carpenter originally from Sunderland. His mother, Eliza, née Miller (1825–c.1900), supplemented the family income by taking in boarders, and his sisters ...
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Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge [pseud. Lewis Carroll] (1832–1898), author, mathematician, and photographer
Morton N. Cohen
Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge [pseud. Lewis Carroll] (1832–1898), author, mathematician, and photographer, was born at Daresbury parsonage, Cheshire, on 27 January 1832, the eldest son and third of eleven children of Charles Dodgson (1800–1868), curate of the parish, later rector of Croft-on-Tees, Yorkshire...
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Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge [Lewis Carroll] (1832–1898)
Maker: unknown photographer
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Charles Lutwidge Dodgson [Lewis Carroll] (1832–1898) by unknown photographer, c. 1856–60 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Hunt, Robert (1807–1887)
Maker: Ernest Edwards
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Robert Hunt (1807–1887) by Ernest Edwards, pubd 1864 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Hunt, Robert (1807–1887), chemist and photographer
Alan Pearson
Hunt, Robert (1807–1887), chemist and photographer, was born at Plymouth Dock (Devonport) on 6 September 1807, the posthumous only child of Robert Hunt (bap. 1781, d. 1807), carpenter on the Moucheron, and his wife, Honour Thomas (1781–1842). Left to support herself and her infant son on a small naval pension, ...
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Jones, Calvert Richard (1802–1877), marine painter, traveller, and photographer
Larry J. Schaaf
Jones, Calvert Richard (1802–1877), marine painter, traveller, and photographer, was born on 4 December 1802 at ‘Veranda’, near Swansea, the eldest of the five children of Calvert Jones (d. 1847), a civic leader, and his wife, Prudence Sproule. In 1823 he obtained a first-class degree in mathematics from ...
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Lauder, James Stack (1853–1923)
Maker: Lafayette
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James Stack Lauder (1853–1923) by Lafayette [seated second from left, with members of his family] © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Lauder, James Stack [pseud. James Lafayette] (1853–1923), photographer
Jane Meadows
Lauder, James Stack [pseud. James Lafayette] (1853–1923), photographer, was born on 22 January 1853 and baptized on 18 March at St George's parish church, Hardwicke Place, Dublin, the eldest son in the family of six sons and four daughters of Edmund Stanley Lauder (...
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Murray, John (1809–1898), army surgeon and photographer
John Fraser
Murray, John (1809–1898), army surgeon and photographer, was born at Blackhouse, Peterhead, Aberdeen, on 3 December 1809, the second son of Alexander Murray, a farmer, and his wife, Catherine Johnston. He studied at Marischal College, Aberdeen, from 1824 until 1828, when he graduated MA. He then studied at ...
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Newton, Sir William John (1785–1869), miniature painter and photographer
V. Remington
Newton, Sir William John (1785–1869), miniature painter and photographer, born in Thornhaugh Street, Bedford Square, London, was the son of James Newton (1748–1804), engraver, and his wife, Abigail, née Post, of Thornhaugh Street. James Newton worked closely with his elder brother, the architect ...
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Nicholson, John Miller (1840–1913), artist and photographer
Alan E. Kelly
Nicholson, John Miller (1840–1913), artist and photographer, was born on 29 January 1840 at Church Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, the eldest of the three sons of William Nicholson (c.1818–1878), house painter and decorator, and his first wife, Christian (c...
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Robertson, James (1813/14–1888), engraver and photographer
Bridget A. Henisch and Heinz K. Henisch
Robertson, James (1813/14–1888), engraver and photographer, son of Thomas James Robertson (occupation unknown) of Middlesex, was probably born in Middlesex. No record of his early years has come to light, but he spent most of his professional career in Constantinople, as chief engraver at the ...
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Robinson, Henry Peach (1830–1901), photographer and writer on photography
Ellen Handy
Robinson, Henry Peach (1830–1901), photographer and writer on photography, was born at Linney, Ludlow, Shropshire, on 9 July 1830, the first of the four children of John Robinson (1806–1855), master of the national school of the Church of England in Ludlow, and his wife, ...
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Robinson, Henry Peach (1830–1901)
Maker: Ralph W. Robinson
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Henry Peach Robinson (1830–1901) by Ralph W. Robinson, 1897 Gernsheim Collection, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, the University of Texas at Austin
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