Herbert Watkins
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| Born | 12 July 1828 Worcester, England |
| Died | 1916 (aged 87–88) |
| Occupation | Photographer |
George Herbert Watkins (12 July 1828 – 1916) was an English portrait photographer.
Biography
[edit]George Herbert Watkins was born on 12 July 1828 in Worcester, England.[1] He opened his studio in London in the mid-1850s.[1] He published a series of portraits with printed biographies, titled "National Gallery of Photographic Portraits".[2] Watkins took a famous picture of Charles Dickens sitting at his desk.[1]
Watkins pioneered mixed media photo-caricature carte de visites.[1] He died in 1916.[3] He has a display at the National Portrait Gallery.[1] He has 193 portraits in total at the gallery.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Characters and Caricatures: Photographs by Herbert Watkins". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- 1 2 "George Herbert Watkins (1823-1874)". Victorian Web. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ↑ "Herbert Watkins (1828-1916)". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
External links
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Media related to Herbert Watkins at Wikimedia Commons
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