Harrison D. Horblit collection of early photography, 1830-1900

Anderson, James, 1813-1877

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James Anderson (born Isaac Atkinson in Blencarn, Cumberland, England) studied painting and sculpture before turning to photography in the 1840s. He is known for his architectural views of Rome and reproductions of art, exhibiting extensively and selling through Joseph Spithover. His son, Domenico took over the photography firm after James' death in 1877 in Rome....

Atkins, Anna, 1799-1871

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Anna Atkins (née Children), botanist and photographer, was born on March 16, 1799 in Tunbridge, Kent, England. Her mother passed away when she was a young baby and was raised by her father, John George Children. Children was a scientist who held various positions in scientific societies that exposed Atkins to the discovery of photography. Atkins married John Pelly Atkins in 1825. Children and Anna Atkins were friends with Sir John Herschel, who invented the cyanotype photographic process. Atkins...

Story-Maskelyne, Nevil, 1823-1911

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Nevil Story-Maskelyne was an geologist, chemist, politician, and early photographer....

Bridges, George Wilson, 1788-1863

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George Wilson Bridges was a writer, photographer, and reverend....

Gutch, J. W. G. (John Wheeley Gough), 1808-1862

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John Wheeley Gough Gutch (1808-1862) was an English photographer and practiced medicine for a part of his professional life....

Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872

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English antiquary and collector. He began collecting while at Rugby School and Oxford. On inheriting his father's estate at Middle Hill in Worcestershire, Phillipps embarked on a career of collecting manuscripts and books. His collection of manuscripts eventually numbered over 60,000 items. During Continental trips in the 1820s Phillipps bought heavily, and back in England he continued to do so, often buying up entire estate libraries at auction. He collected Eastern, Greek and Lat...

Henneman, Nicolaas, 1813-1898

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Though Dutch born, Nicolaas Henneman was an important figure in early photography in England. He was a servant for William Henry Fox Talbot and later became Talbot's assistant for his photographic experiments. ...

Guppy, Amelia Elizabeth, 1808-1886

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Amelia Elizabeth Guppy was an artist and photographer....

Llewelyn, John Dillwyn, 1810-1882

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Polymath and nature photographer John Dillwyn Llewelyn (1810-1882) was born at Swansea, Wales, where his maternal grandfather owned a number of estates. The family moved to Penllergare in 1817; upon coming of age, Llewelyn inherited his grandfather's property. Educated by private tutors, he matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford in 1827, and there he met many of the leading scientists of the day. This wide acquaintanceship with scholars, including emerging photographers, informed his early intell...

Jones, Calvert Richard, 1802-1877

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Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800-1877

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Photographic inventor and polymath William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) was descended on his mother's side from the earls of Ilchester, Somerset. His father, an infantry captain, died when he was a baby, leaving him Lacock Abbey estate in Wiltshire, along with enormous debts. The family rented out the estate in order to pay these off until Talbot was 27, when he took possession of the property and made it his home. Talbot married in 1832 and had four children. Having no natural artistic talent ...