Oliver François Xavier Sarony
(1820-1879), Portrait photographer; brother of Napoleon SaronyLater Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 4 portraits
Artist associated with 13 portraits
Born in Quebec, Sarony trained as a daguerreotypist in New York before travelling to England. He set up his lavishly decorated studio in Scarborough in 1857, where people from all around the country travelled to be photographed. As his business brought a large amount of money to the town, the square in which his studio stood was renamed 'Sarony Square'. Although less known than his brother, Napoleon Sarony, he was one of the most successful provincial photographers of his time.
by Oliver François Xavier Sarony
albumen print, late 1850s
NPG P613
by Oliver François Xavier Sarony
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x131010
by Camille Silvy
albumen print, 9 June 1861
NPG Ax54278
probably by Oliver François Xavier Sarony
carbon print, 1870s
NPG x197895
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Steve Lightfoot
16 December 2020, 10:10
For further information on Oliver Sarony see my research on https://sites.google.com/site/leedsandbradfordstudios/home/oliver-sarony and his Scarborough Studio here https://sites.google.com/site/leedsandbradfordstudios/home/oliver-sarony/the-scarborough-studio and in answer to Robert Smith's question about the sea rescue here https://sites.google.com/site/leedsandbradfordstudios/home/oliver-sarony/the-tragic-events-of-nov-2nd-1861
Robert Smith
30 July 2017, 13:09
Iam told by friends of mine who have just bought a flat in Scarborough that the site of Sarony's studio is now sadly a carpark! And they refer to him being the hero of a sea rescue. do you know about this?
Janet Barningham
22 April 2022, 09:06
Sarony is buried in Manor Road Cemetary. Dean Road, Scarborough. There is a great deal of information about him if you look up Scarborough Civic Society.