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E.O. Hoppé

(1878-1972), Photographer and writer

Emil Otto ('E.O.') Hoppé

Sitter in 2 portraits
Artist associated with 196 portraits
Born in Munich in 1878, Hoppé became one of the most successful photographers in London in the early decades of the twentieth century. He opened his first studio at 10 Margravine Gardens, West Kensington in October 1907. In February 1911 he took larger premises at 59 Baker Street where he photographed members of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. In 1913 he moved to Millais House at 7 Cromwell Place and stayed there until 1937. He published a number of books including The Book of Fair Women (1922), Taken from Life (1922) and London Types (1926) and his autobiography Hundred Thousands Exposures (1945) as well turning to travel photography and photo-journalism.

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Sir Frank Brangwyn, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P172

Sir Frank Brangwyn

by E.O. Hoppé
platinum print, 1909
NPG P172

Edward Clodd, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P103

Edward Clodd

by E.O. Hoppé
vintage bromide print, 1910
NPG P103

Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1694

Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany

by E.O. Hoppé
bromide print, circa 1910
NPG P1694

David Lloyd George, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1392

David Lloyd George

by E.O. Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 1911
NPG P1392

Harley Granville-Barker, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1038

Harley Granville-Barker

by E.O. Hoppé
sepia-toned matte bromide print on photographer's card mount, 1911
NPG P1038

Arthur Conan Doyle, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1390

Arthur Conan Doyle

by E.O. Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 1912
NPG P1390

William Nicholson, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1695

William Nicholson

by E.O. Hoppé
sepia-toned silver print, 1912
NPG P1695

Thomas Hardy, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P310

Thomas Hardy

by E.O. Hoppé
hand-pulled photogravure, 1914
NPG P310

Alice Meynell (née Thompson), by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1395

Alice Meynell (née Thompson)

by E.O. Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 1914
NPG P1395

Ford Madox Ford, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P706

Ford Madox Ford

by E.O. Hoppé
sepia-toned matte bromide print, circa 1915
NPG P706

Hazel Lavery, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1394

Hazel Lavery

by E.O. Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 1916
NPG P1394

A.A. Milne, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1396

A.A. Milne

by E.O. Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 1916
NPG P1396

Hazel Lavery, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1393

Hazel Lavery

by E.O. Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 1916
NPG P1393

Lydia Lopokova in 'Petrouchka', by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1351

Lydia Lopokova in 'Petrouchka'

by E.O. Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 1919
NPG P1351

Lydia Lopokova in 'Petrouchka', by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1352

Lydia Lopokova in 'Petrouchka'

by E.O. Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 1919
NPG P1352

Sir Adrian Boult, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1388

Sir Adrian Boult

by E.O. Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 6 December 1920
NPG P1388

Walter de la Mare, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1389

Walter de la Mare

by E.O. Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 12 October 1920
NPG P1389

Sir Arnold Bax, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1693

Sir Arnold Bax

by E.O. Hoppé
cream-toned chlorobromide print, 6 October 1921
NPG P1693

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1391

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

by E.O. Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 1923
NPG P1391

Dame Rebecca West (Cicily Isabel Andrews (née Fairfield)), by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1696

Dame Rebecca West (Cicily Isabel Andrews (née Fairfield))

by E.O. Hoppé
chlorobromide print, 30 January 1923
On display in Room 25 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P1696

Vita Sackville-West, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1087

Vita Sackville-West

by E.O. Hoppé
sepia-toned matte bromide print, 28 February 1924
NPG P1087

Tilly Losch, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG P1995

Tilly Losch

by E.O. Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 7 May 1928
NPG P1995

Mademoiselle Wanda, by Emil Otto ('E.O.') Hoppé - NPG x196044

Mademoiselle Wanda

by Emil Otto ('E.O.') Hoppé
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x196044

Bernard John Vaughan, by E.O. Hoppé, printed by  Intaglio Patents Ltd - NPG Ax133213

Bernard John Vaughan

by E.O. Hoppé, printed by Intaglio Patents Ltd
photogravure, 1909
NPG Ax133213

Lillah McCarthy; Sir Godfrey Seymour Tearle in 'The Sentimentalists', by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x128123

Lillah McCarthy; Sir Godfrey Seymour Tearle in 'The Sentimentalists'

by E.O. Hoppé
matte bromide print on photographer's card mount, 1910
NPG x128123

(John) Jeffrey Farnol, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x29754

(John) Jeffrey Farnol

by E.O. Hoppé
vintage bromide print, 1910
NPG x29754

Alfred Russel Wallace, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x5122

Alfred Russel Wallace

by E.O. Hoppé
platinotype on photographer's card mount, 1910
NPG x5122

Richard Georg Strauss, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x132917

Richard Georg Strauss

by E.O. Hoppé
modern print on sepia-toned Veribrom paper, 1910
NPG x132917

Enrico Caruso, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x132914

Enrico Caruso

by E.O. Hoppé
modern print on sepia-toned Veribrom paper, 1910
NPG x132914

Carmen Tórtola Valencia, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG Ax132935

Carmen Tórtola Valencia

by E.O. Hoppé
photogravure, 1910
NPG Ax132935

Baroness Catherine d'Erlanger, by Emil Otto ('E.O.') Hoppé - NPG Ax105740

Baroness Catherine d'Erlanger

by Emil Otto ('E.O.') Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 1910s
NPG Ax105740

Ava (née Willing), Lady Ribblesdale, by Emil Otto ('E.O.') Hoppé - NPG x198448

Ava (née Willing), Lady Ribblesdale

by Emil Otto ('E.O.') Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 1910s?
NPG x198448

Madge Lessing, by Emil Otto ('E.O.') Hoppé - NPG x198453

Madge Lessing

by Emil Otto ('E.O.') Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 1910s
NPG x198453

Molly McIntyre, by Emil Otto ('E.O.') Hoppé - NPG x198454

Molly McIntyre

by Emil Otto ('E.O.') Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 1910s
NPG x198454

Henry Woodd Nevinson, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x19844

Henry Woodd Nevinson

by E.O. Hoppé
vintage bromide print, 1911
NPG x19844

Arnold Bennett, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x29750

Arnold Bennett

by E.O. Hoppé
vintage bromide print, 1911
NPG x29750

Alfred Sutro, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x29760

Alfred Sutro

by E.O. Hoppé
gelatin silver print, 1911
NPG x29760

Tamara Karsavina as Armide in 'Pavillon d'Armide', by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x45203

Tamara Karsavina as Armide in 'Pavillon d'Armide'

by E.O. Hoppé
whole-plate glass transparency, 1911
NPG x45203

A.E. Housman, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x7765

A.E. Housman

by E.O. Hoppé
vintage bromide print, circa 1911
NPG x7765

Gordon Craig, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x133157

Gordon Craig

by E.O. Hoppé
silver bromide print, 1911
NPG x133157

Harley Granville-Barker, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x132911

Harley Granville-Barker

by E.O. Hoppé
modern print on sepia-toned Veribrom paper, 1911
NPG x132911

Gordon Craig, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x132913

Gordon Craig

by E.O. Hoppé
modern print on sepia-toned Veribrom paper, 1911
NPG x132913

Arnold Bennett, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x132919

Arnold Bennett

by E.O. Hoppé
modern print on sepia-toned Veribrom paper, 1911
NPG x132919

Jacob Epstein, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x132916

Jacob Epstein

by E.O. Hoppé
modern print on sepia-toned Veribrom paper, 1911
NPG x132916

Edward Thomas, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x132915

Edward Thomas

by E.O. Hoppé
modern print on sepia-toned Veribrom paper, 1911
NPG x132915

Anna Pavlova, by E.O. Hoppé, published by  J.J. Samuels - NPG x132920

Anna Pavlova

by E.O. Hoppé, published by J.J. Samuels
postcard print, 1911
NPG x132920

Josef Holbrooke, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x134032

Josef Holbrooke

by E.O. Hoppé
modern print on sepia-toned Veribrom paper, 1911
NPG x134032

Adolph Bolm in 'Le Carnaval', by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x134203

Adolph Bolm in 'Le Carnaval'

by E.O. Hoppé
photogravure, 1911
NPG x134203

Sophie Fedorova in 'Prince Igor', by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x134204

Sophie Fedorova in 'Prince Igor'

by E.O. Hoppé
photogravure, 1911
NPG x134204

George Edwardes, by E.O. Hoppé - NPG x137473

George Edwardes

by E.O. Hoppé
halftone reproduction tear sheet, published 25 November 1911
NPG x137473

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