Frederick Hollyer
(1838-1933), Photographer and art publisherSitter associated with 6 portraits
Artist associated with 108 portraits
Hollyer took up photography in about 1860, and established a business in the photographic reproduction of works of art, notably the paintings of the pre-Raphaelites and the drawings of Burne-Jones. As a relaxation he photographed people, and at his studio on Pembroke Square, London, Mondays were reserved for portraiture. His portrait prints, with their limited range of tone and distinctive mounts, have a rare delicacy and beauty. His sitters are unselfconsciously posed and softly lit, their characters revealed with great sympathy and understanding. Hollyer was a member of the Photographic Society and the Linked Ring brotherhood.
by Frederick Hollyer
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
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by Unknown photographer
albumen print, 1860s
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Christopher Charles Hollyer; Samuel Hollyer Jr; Frederick Hollyer
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, 1860s
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Christopher Charles Hollyer; Samuel Hollyer Jr; Frederick Hollyer
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, 1860s
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Frederick Hollyer; Eleanor Mary Hollyer
by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1870s
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The Hollyer and Armstrong families
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, circa 1873
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Related People
- Christopher Charles Hollyer (brother)
- Eleanor Mary Hollyer (daughter)
- Frederick Thomas Hollyer (son)
- Mary Anne Hollyer (née Armstrong) (wife)
- Samuel Hollyer Sr (father)
- Samuel Hollyer Jr (brother)
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