Henry Maull
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Henry Maull was a British photographer who specialised in portraits of noted individuals.
as the son of a tradesman. He married Eliza (b Islington 1831) and became a member of the Royal Photographic Society
in 1870.
Henry Maull formed several partnerships during his career:
Maull operated studios at the following locations:
The issues published were:
Biography
Maull was born in ClerkenwellClerkenwell
Clerkenwell is an area of central London in the London Borough of Islington. From 1900 to 1965 it was part of the Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury. The well after which it was named was rediscovered in 1924. The watchmaking and watch repairing trades were once of great importance...
as the son of a tradesman. He married Eliza (b Islington 1831) and became a member of the Royal Photographic Society
Royal Photographic Society
The Royal Photographic Society is the world's oldest national photographic society. It was founded in London, United Kingdom in 1853 as The Photographic Society of London with the objective of promoting the Art and Science of Photography...
in 1870.
Henry Maull formed several partnerships during his career:
- 1856-March 8 1865: Maull & Polyblank, in partnership with George Henry Polyblank. Other sources say it was established in 1854.
- 1866-1872: Maull, Henry & Co
- 1873-1878: Maull & Co
- 1879-1885: Maull & Fox, in partnership with John FoxJohn FoxJohn Fox may refer to:* Tinker Fox, Colonel John Fox , English Parliamentarian Soldier*John Fox * John Fox , pitcher for Major League Baseball* John Fox , comedian...
(1832 - 1907). The studio continued under the original name by others and moved to 200 Gray's Inn Road. It was officially closed on October 26 1928 and the final creditors' meeting was held on November 30 1928. The firm was taken over by the Graphic Photo Union, which in turn was taken over by Kemsley Newspapers.
Maull operated studios at the following locations:
- 62 Cheapside, City of London March 1865 - 1871.
- Tavistock House, 252 Fulham Road, Chelsea March 1865 - 1869.
- 187a Piccadilly, Westminster March 1865 - 1871.
Works
- Portraits of Members of Parliament by Maull and Polyblank, 163 photographs
- Portraits of noted individuals, which were frequently published as engravings in the Illustrated London NewsIllustrated London NewsThe Illustrated London News was the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper; the first issue appeared on Saturday 14 May 1842. It was published weekly until 1971 and then increasingly less frequently until publication ceased in 2003.-History:...
- Photographs of Fellows from the mid-nineteenth century until the early twentieth century.
Photographic Portraits of Living Celebrities
Photographic Portraits of Living Celebrities was published from 1856 to 1859, forty individual portraits with accompanying biographies by Herbert Fry (Pts 1 - 4; later parts by Edward Walford), issued to subscribers over a period of forty-one months and eventually all published in a single volume London, W. Kent, 1859. Vol IThe issues published were:
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