Hills & Saunders
(active 1850-1900), PhotographersArtist associated with 206 portraits
Appointed as photographers to Edward, Prince of Wales for their portraits of him while he was at Oxford University, Robert Hills and John Henry Saunders later opened their Oxford Photographic Gallery in Eton in around 1863. From then on their business flourished, and they were in constant demand when the Court was in residence at Windsor.
Albert Basil Orme Wilberforce with three unknown men
by Hills & Saunders, after Unknown engraver
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax10052
by Hills & Saunders
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x26942
by Hills & Saunders
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax7477
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Hills & Saunders
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG x15567
Houseparty group after the presentation of Edward VII's D.C.L.
by Hills & Saunders
albumen print, June 1863
NPG x4336
The 7th Duke of Marlborough and his family
by Hills & Saunders
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1864
NPG Ax29663
The Duke and Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine with their eldest daughter
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 13 June 1864
NPG Ax46179
The Duke and Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine with their eldest daughter
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 13 June 1864
NPG x35076
Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG x36349
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 26 March 1864
NPG Ax131369
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG Ax131373
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine; Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse
by Hills & Saunders
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG Ax131378
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Hills & Saunders
albumen carte-de-visite on paper mount, 2 April 1864
NPG x131716
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG x15724
Princess Beatrice of Battenberg; Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 26 March 1864
NPG Ax46729
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany; Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 19 April 1864
NPG Ax46745
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 2 April 1864
NPG Ax46746
Princess Helena Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
hand-coloured albumen carte-de-visite, 2 April 1864
NPG Ax46747
Princess Beatrice of Battenberg
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 26 March 1864
NPG x26128
Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
by Hills & Saunders, published by A. Marion, Son & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, 26 March 1864
NPG x26133
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Ms Freya Violet Locke
19 July 2022, 01:56
John Henry Saunders first married Catherine Hill, no relation to Robert. Catherine's Brother Richard Claude Hill was a photographer for the company.