Dates

• Existence: fl. 1882 - 1908

Biography

Carl Vandyk was a commercial photographer based in London, England. From 1882 Vandyk had a studio at 125 Gloucester Road, London. He also established a studio at 37 Buckingham Palace Road (Pritchard 1984, p.114). Vandyk was succeeded by his son, Herbert Vandyk (circa 1880-1943) (National Portrait Gallery 2004). In 1964 the company became 'Bassano and Vandyck Studio'. In 1965 it incorporated 'Elliott and Fry'. In 1977 it became 'Industrial Photographic' (Pritchard 1994, p.34).

A 'C. Vandyk' also had a studio at 41 Maxilla Gardens, Nottinghill (Pritchard 1984, p.137).

Sources:

National Portrait Gallery (2004), 'A handlist of some of the named collections in the Photographs Collection [Internet]'. London: National Portrait Gallery. Available from: http://www.npg.org.uk/live/phothold.asp [Accessed 2 March 2004].

Pritchard, Michael (1994), 'A directory of London photographers 1841-1908'. Watford: PhotoResearch.