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Henry Dixon & Son

(active 1887-1900s), Photogravure maker

Artist associated with 28 portraits
Henry Dixon was a British photographer working in London during the 1870s and 1880s. Dixon is best known for his series of photographs commissioned by the Society for Photographing Relics of Old London, of buildings that were threatened with demolition. He is also known for his animal photographs taken at London Zoo, which was close to his home. His son Thomas J. Dixon worked with him.

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Maria Edgeworth, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Michael Pakenham Edgeworth - NPG x136659

Maria Edgeworth

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Michael Pakenham Edgeworth
vintage copy print of calotype, circa 1938 (1846-1847)
NPG x136659

Maria Edgeworth, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Michael Pakenham Edgeworth - NPG x136660

Maria Edgeworth

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Michael Pakenham Edgeworth
vintage copy print of calotype, circa 1938 (1846)
NPG x136660

Thomas Woolner, by Henry Dixon & Son - NPG x5141

Thomas Woolner

by Henry Dixon & Son
albumen print, arched top, 1860s
NPG x5141

Sir George Scharf, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Walter William Ouless - NPG Ax134834

Sir George Scharf

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Walter William Ouless
cabinet card, 1889 (1885)
NPG Ax134834

Sir Edward Fry, by Henry Dixon & Son - NPG x14367

Sir Edward Fry

by Henry Dixon & Son
platinotype on card mount, 1890s
NPG x14367

Warren Hastings, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  George Romney - NPG D35566

Warren Hastings

by Henry Dixon & Son, after George Romney
photogravure, before 1903 (circa 1795)
NPG D35566

Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  John Collier - NPG D36443

Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield

by Henry Dixon & Son, after John Collier
photogravure, before 1946 (1897)
NPG D36443

John James Robert Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Walter William Ouless - NPG D39962

John James Robert Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Walter William Ouless
photograph, (1886)
NPG D39962

John Zephaniah Holwell, by Henry Dixon & Son, probably after  Robert Edge Pine - NPG D35936

John Zephaniah Holwell

by Henry Dixon & Son, probably after Robert Edge Pine
platinum print, 1887-1894
NPG D35936

Sir George Scharf, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Walter William Ouless - NPG D40566

Sir George Scharf

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Walter William Ouless
photograph, 1889 (1885)
NPG D40566

Sir George Scharf, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Walter William Ouless - NPG D40567

Sir George Scharf

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Walter William Ouless
photograph, 1889 (1885)
NPG D40567

Sir George Scharf, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Walter William Ouless - NPG D40568

Sir George Scharf

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Walter William Ouless
photograph, 1889 (1885)
NPG D40568

Sir George Scharf, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Walter William Ouless - NPG D40569

Sir George Scharf

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Walter William Ouless
photograph, 1889 (1885)
NPG D40569

Sir George Scharf, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Walter William Ouless - NPG D40570

Sir George Scharf

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Walter William Ouless
photograph, 1889 (1885)
NPG D40570

Sir George Scharf, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Walter William Ouless - NPG D40571

Sir George Scharf

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Walter William Ouless
photograph, 1889 (1885)
NPG D40571

Sir George Scharf, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Walter William Ouless - NPG D40572

Sir George Scharf

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Walter William Ouless
photograph, 1889 (1885)
NPG D40572

John Dent Goodman, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Walter William Ouless - NPG D34598

John Dent Goodman

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Walter William Ouless
albumen print, (1890)
NPG D34598

John Dent Goodman, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Walter William Ouless - NPG D34599

John Dent Goodman

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Walter William Ouless
platinum print, (1890)
NPG D34599

Sir Elijah Impey, by Henry Dixon & Son, possibly after  Johan Joseph Zoffany - NPG D36440

Sir Elijah Impey

by Henry Dixon & Son, possibly after Johan Joseph Zoffany
photograph, before 1890
NPG D36440

John Tyndall, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Florence Eliza Haig - NPG D39602

John Tyndall

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Florence Eliza Haig
photograph of pastel, circa 1893-1910
NPG D39602

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Alphonse Legros - NPG D20765

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Alphonse Legros
photogravure, circa 1900
NPG D20765

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Alphonse Legros - NPG D9716

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Alphonse Legros
photogravure, circa 1900
NPG D9716

Robert Wallace, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Reginald Grenville Eves - NPG D38008

Robert Wallace

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Reginald Grenville Eves
photogravure, after 1907
NPG D38008

Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland - NPG D20794

Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
photogravure, circa 1911
NPG D20794

Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland - NPG D9863

Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland
photogravure, circa 1911
NPG D9863

Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Frank Dicksee - NPG D20800

Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Frank Dicksee
photogravure, (1917)
NPG D20800

Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Frank Dicksee - NPG D9787

Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Frank Dicksee
photogravure, (1917)
NPG D9787

Francis Herbert Bradley, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Reginald Grenville Eves - NPG D32067

Francis Herbert Bradley

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Reginald Grenville Eves
photogravure, circa 1930
NPG D32067

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