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Elliott & Fry

(active 1863-1962), Photographers

Artist associated with 10998 portraits
The firm of Elliott & Fry was founded in 1863 by Joseph John Elliott (1835-1903) and Clarence Edmund Fry (1840-1897), who opened their first premises at 55 Baker Street where they stayed at until 1886. The firm employed a variety of operators who took the photographs, including Francis Henry Hart and Alfred James Philpott in the Edwardian era, Herbert Lambert and Walter Benington in the 1920s and 1930s and subsequently William Flowers. In the early 1940s the studio was bombed and most of the early negatives were destroyed. Shortly after the firm's Centenary in 1963 it was taken over by and amalgamated with Bassano & Vandyk. The National Portrait Gallery owns all the surviving negatives.

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Frank Topham, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax28968

Frank Topham

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG Ax28968

John Callow, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax28977

John Callow

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG Ax28977

George Dalziel, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax17143

George Dalziel

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG Ax17143

George Dalziel, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax28981

George Dalziel

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG Ax28981

Charles West Cope, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax28922

Charles West Cope

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG Ax28922

Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax28941

Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG Ax28941

John Phillip, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax28957

John Phillip

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1867
NPG Ax28957

(Myles) Birket Foster, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax17246

(Myles) Birket Foster

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG Ax17246

(Myles) Birket Foster, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax28974

(Myles) Birket Foster

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG Ax28974

John Phillip, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax17259

John Phillip

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1867
NPG Ax17259

Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax17857

Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG Ax17857

Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax18328

Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG Ax18328

Richard Cobden, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax18387

Richard Cobden

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax18387

(Myles) Birket Foster, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x128684

(Myles) Birket Foster

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG x128684

Fanny Hunt (née Waugh), by Elliott & Fry - NPG x18682

Fanny Hunt (née Waugh)

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG x18682

Charles West Cope, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x46578

Charles West Cope

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG x46578

(Myles) Birket Foster, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax131870

(Myles) Birket Foster

by Elliott & Fry
albumen print on card mount, mid-late 1860s
NPG Ax131870

James Hamilton, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax39861

James Hamilton

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1867
NPG Ax39861

Tom Hood, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax39891

Tom Hood

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1874
NPG Ax39891

Abraham Lincoln, by Elliott & Fry, after  Alexander Gardner - NPG Ax7578

Abraham Lincoln

by Elliott & Fry, after Alexander Gardner
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863 or after (8 November 1863)
NPG Ax7578

Charles Gilpin, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax8579

Charles Gilpin

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG Ax8579

Samuel Gurney, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax8658

Samuel Gurney

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG Ax8658

Emily Faithfull, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x8703

Emily Faithfull

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG x8703

Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x6280

Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG x6280

Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x6281

Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG x6281

John MacGregor ('Rob Roy'), by Elliott & Fry - NPG x138006

John MacGregor ('Rob Roy')

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1870
NPG x138006

Kate Terry, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x197169

Kate Terry

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG x197169

John Phillip, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x197544

John Phillip

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863-1867
NPG x197544

Kate Terry, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x197578

Kate Terry

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid-late 1860s
NPG x197578

Sir John Tenniel, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax17278

Sir John Tenniel

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG Ax17278

Richard Cobden, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax16231

Richard Cobden

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG Ax16231

John Bright, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x4314

John Bright

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG x4314

John Bright, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax5071

John Bright

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG Ax5071

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax30390

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865
NPG Ax30390

Frederick Goodall, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax28926

Frederick Goodall

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1865
NPG Ax28926

William Holman Hunt, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax28966

William Holman Hunt

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865
NPG Ax28966

Frederick Goodall, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax17275

Frederick Goodall

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1865
NPG Ax17275

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax17800

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865
NPG Ax17800

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax18220

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865
NPG Ax18220

William Holman Hunt, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax18329

William Holman Hunt

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865
NPG Ax18329

Thomas Carlyle, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax28576

Thomas Carlyle

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1865
NPG Ax28576

Thomas Carlyle, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x129584

Thomas Carlyle

by Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, 1865
NPG x129584

William Holman Hunt, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax131892

William Holman Hunt

by Elliott & Fry
albumen print on card mount, 1865
NPG Ax131892

Thomas Carlyle, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x5656

Thomas Carlyle

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1865
NPG x5656

Thomas Carlyle, by Fay, after  Elliott & Fry - NPG x197261

Thomas Carlyle

by Fay, after Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, circa 1880s (circa 1865)
NPG x197261

John Linnell, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax28971

John Linnell

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG Ax28971

John Linnell, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x12447

John Linnell

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG x12447

John Linnell, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x12448

John Linnell

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG x12448

John Linnell, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x12449

John Linnell

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1866
NPG x12449

Charles Kingsley, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x29176

Charles Kingsley

by Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, mid-late 1870s (circa 1866)
NPG x29176

Charles Kingsley, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x11870

Charles Kingsley

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1880s or after (circa 1866)
NPG x11870

Charles Kingsley, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x11871

Charles Kingsley

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1866
NPG x11871

Charles Kingsley, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x11873

Charles Kingsley

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1866
NPG x11873

Charles Kingsley, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax18227

Charles Kingsley

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1866
NPG Ax18227

John Frederick Lewis, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax14823

John Frederick Lewis

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s?
NPG Ax14823

Edward Armitage, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax14861

Edward Armitage

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1867
NPG Ax14861

William Callow, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax14966

William Callow

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s?
NPG Ax14966

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Beverley Mattocks Osborne

07 May 2022, 17:25

I have a photo of my grandfather, Robert Henry Mattocks, taken by Elliott and Fry, when my grandfather was President of the Town Planning Institute, 1941

Katherine Ross

05 May 2022, 13:37

I have an Elliott & Fry carte de visite that is not in this collection. Written in pencil on the back is the name Edith Millar.

Francisco Cayol

22 September 2020, 01:14

I have an original Elliott & Fly picture and it is not here.
He is perhaps Sir Charles Gavan Duffy.

Carol Bennett

02 October 2018, 13:07

On the 'various bishops and others' page above, Nos. 1411 to 15 are Christopher Wordsworth, Bishop of Lincoln from 1869 to 1885. He was the nephew of the poet William Wordsworth and he wrote the poet's first biography.