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| Born | Camille-Léon-Louis Silvy (1834-03-18)18 March 1834 Nogent-le-Rotrou,Eure-et-Loir, France |
| Died | 2 February 1910(1910-02-02) (aged 75) Saint-Maurice, France |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Years active | 1857–1870 |
Camille-Léon-Louis Silvy (18 March 1834 – 2 February 1910) was a French photographer, primarily active in London.
Silvy learned photography from his friend, CountOlympe Aguado, in 1857,[1] and became a member of theSociété française de photographie in 1858. He then moved to London and opened a portrait studio at 38Porchester Terrace,Bayswater, becoming a member of thePhotographic Society in 1859. Sitters in Silvy's portraits includePrincess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge,Queen Emma of Hawaii,Lady Amberley,Harriet Martineau,Adelina Patti,Sarah Forbes Bonetta andFrederick Robson. He also photographed many members of the British royal family. TheNational Portrait Gallery, London, holds his studio's daybooks, which include details of some 17,000 sittings, with about 12,000 of these showing an image from the sitting.[citation needed]
Silvy closed his studio and returned to France in 1868. He believed that his nervous system had been damaged by exposure to potassium cyanide in the darkroom but it is more likely that he suffered frommanic depression. The last thirty years of his life were spent in a succession of hospitals, sanatoria and convalescent homes. AnEnglish Heritage blue plaque commemorating Silvy was unveiled at 38 Porchester Terrace, London, on 16 July 2019.[2]
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