Carl Vandyk (17 January 1851 - 18 November 1931) was a successful London photographer born in Bunde, Germany. From 1882 he owned a studio at Gloucester Road taking images of the British Royal Family including Queen Victoria, King George V as well as other notables such as Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Christian X of Denmark, Buffalo Bill and Enrico Caruso. From 1901 the studio moved to Buckingham Palace Road, London.
Carl became a British citizen on 4 February 1886.
Carl's son Herbert Vandyk (1879-1943) took over the family business in 1913 after studying in London, Berlin and Paris and went on to accumulate 22 Royal Warrants.
Carl Vandyk owned 3 London hotels close to his studios:
- The Rembrandt Hotel, Thurloe Place, London SW
- The Rubens Hotel, Buckingham Palace Road, London SW
- The Vandyke Hotel, Cromwell Road, London SW7
Carl had 2 brothers, Aaron Vandyke (1843-1892) and Herman Vandyke (a.k.a. Hyman) (a.k.a. Vandyck) (1838-1919) who were also in the photographic trade. Aaron had studios in Liverpool from c.1869 until c.1902 and Herman in West London from c.1881 until c.1904.
Video Carl Vandyk
External links
- National Portrait Gallery - Carl Vandyk images
- National Portrait Gallery - Vandyk Studio images
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