Philip Henry Delamotte
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Philip Henry Delamotte was a British photographer and illustrator.
Delamotte was born at Sandhurst Military Academy, the son of Mary and William Alfred Delamotte. Philip Delamotte became an artist and was famous for his photographic images of The Crystal Palace
of 1851. He eventually became Professor of Drawing and Fine Art at King's College London
. He died on 24 February 1889 at the home of his son-in-law Henry Charles Bond in Bromley.
, a project finished in 1854. His photographic record of the events is one of the best archives of the way the building was constructed and he published the prints in several books. They were some of the first books in which photographic prints were published. He and Roger Fenton
were among the first artists to use photography as a way of recording important structures and events following the invention of calotype
photography
. They were both founding members of the Calotype Club. The National Monuments Record
, the public archive of English Heritage
holds a rare album of 47 photographs recording the building and exhibits in about 1859, these can be seen online
Delamotte was born at Sandhurst Military Academy, the son of Mary and William Alfred Delamotte. Philip Delamotte became an artist and was famous for his photographic images of The Crystal Palace
The Crystal Palace
The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London, England, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. More than 14,000 exhibitors from around the world gathered in the Palace's of exhibition space to display examples of the latest technology developed in...
of 1851. He eventually became Professor of Drawing and Fine Art at King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
. He died on 24 February 1889 at the home of his son-in-law Henry Charles Bond in Bromley.
The Crystal Palace
He was commissioned to record the disassembly of the Crystal Palace in 1852, and its reconstruction and expansion at SydenhamSydenham
Sydenham is an area and electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham; although some streets towards Crystal Palace Park, Forest Hill and Penge are outside the ward and in the London Borough of Bromley, and some streets off Sydenham Hill are in the London Borough of Southwark. Sydenham was in...
, a project finished in 1854. His photographic record of the events is one of the best archives of the way the building was constructed and he published the prints in several books. They were some of the first books in which photographic prints were published. He and Roger Fenton
Roger Fenton
Roger Fenton was a pioneering British photographer, one of the first war photographers.-Early life:Roger Fenton was born in Crimble Hall, Heap, Bury, Lancashire, 28 March 1819. His grandfather was a wealthy cotton manufacturer and banker, his father a banker and Member of Parliament...
were among the first artists to use photography as a way of recording important structures and events following the invention of calotype
Calotype
Calotype or talbotype is an early photographic process introduced in 1841 by William Henry Fox Talbot, using paper coated with silver iodide. The term calotype comes from the Greek for 'beautiful', and for 'impression'....
photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
. They were both founding members of the Calotype Club. The National Monuments Record
National Monuments Record
The National Monuments Record is the public archive of English Heritage, located in the National Monuments Record Centre on Fire Fly Avenue in Swindon, formerly the Swindon Works, next door to the National Trust HQ....
, the public archive of English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
holds a rare album of 47 photographs recording the building and exhibits in about 1859, these can be seen online
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- History of photographyHistory of photographyThe first permanent photograph was an image produced in 1826 by the French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce.- Etymology :The word photography derives from the Greek words phōs light, and gráphein, to write...