Hills & Saunders
Ente
fotografo
Eton e Oxford
Hills & Saunders era una delle principali aziende fotografiche vittoriane, fondata nel 1860 come collaborazione tra Robert Hills e John Henry Saunders (1836–1890). Hanno avuto studi a: Londra (società), Harrow, Eton e Rugby, tutte sedi delle principali scuole, Oxford e Cambridge e Aldershot e Sandhurst (centri dell'esercito britannico). Hanno avuto successo e furono nominati fotografi per i membri della famiglia reale, tra cui il principe di Galles e la principessa Beatrice, e nel 1867 hanno ricevuto un mandato reale come fotografi dalla regina Vittoria.La partnership di Robert Hills e John Henry Saunders fu sciolta nel 1889, sebbene i membri di entrambe le famiglie continuassero a gestire filiali locali con lo stesso nome. Solo i due rami a Eton e Harrow, continuarono fino al XX secolo. Alla fine l'attività di Harrow è stata chiusa e l'archivio fotografico è stato acquisito dalla scuola, ma l'attività di Eton è sopravvissuta fino al 21 ° secolo. Nel 2019 la storica azienda è stata acquisita da Gillman & Soame con sede nell'Oxfordshire, al fine di preservare i vasti archivi e garantire il futuro del prestigioso studio fotografico vittoriano.
Biografia
Eton & Oxford
Hills & Saunders was one of the leading Victorian photographic firms, started in 1860 as a partnership between Robert Hills, a hairdresser and wigmaker, and John Henry Saunders (1836–1890).[1] They were social photographers with studios at different times in: London (society), Harrow, Eton, and Rugby, all locations of leading schools, Oxford and Cambridge, and Aldershot & Sandhurst (centres of the British army). They were successful, being appointed as photographers to members of the royal family, including the Prince of Wales and Princess Beatrice, and they were given a Royal Warrant as photographers to Queen Victoria in 1867; many of their photographs are still in the Royal Collection.[2] However, the network of branches did not remain united. The partnership of Robert Hills and John Henry Saunders was dissolved in 1889, although members of both families continued to operate local branches under the same name. Only the two main school branches, at Eton and Harrow, continued well into the 20th Century. Ultimately the Harrow business closed and the photo archive was acquired by the school, but the Eton business survived into the 21st century. In 2019 the historic company was acquired by its Oxfordshire based contemporary, Gillman & Soame, in order to preserve the extensive archives and ensure the future of the prestigious Victorian photographic studio.
Studios
London Studios[3]
1868-1869 - 48 Porchester Terrace, Bayswater, Kensington
1868-1886 - 36 Porchester terrace, Bayswater, Kensington
1893-1895 - 47 Sloane Street, Chelsea
Negatives / records believed destroyed
Studio no longer exists
Harrow Studio
1861 - first recorded date in records
1865 - first advertisement
Closed in the 1980s
Negatives / records still exist - and can be found at Iconic Photographs
Eton Studio 1864-1894
to date.
still going - Hills & Saunders is owned currently by Richard Shymansky ABIPP, AMPA and is now based in Dorney Reach, Maidenhead, but is still the Eton studio.
Negatives / some of the records believed destroyed
Rugby Studio
dates unknown - listed on CDV as a studio
Negatives / records believed destroyed
Studio no longer exists
Oxford Studio
1856-1935
Taken over by Gillman & Soame in Oxford 1931
Negatives / records believed destroyed
Studio no longer exists under original name.
Cambridge Studio
Dates unknown but bankrupt by 1892
Negatives / records believed destroyed
Studio no longer exists
Aldershot Studio
1865-1879
Negatives / records believed destroyed
Studio no longer exists
Sandhurst Studio
Dates unknown
Negatives / records believed destroyed
Studio no longer exists
Yorktown Studio
Dates unknown
Negatives / records believed destroyed
Studio no longer exists
