George Charles Beresford

George Charles Beresford (* July 10, 1864 in Drum Lease, Dromahair, County Leitrim, Ireland, † February 21, 1938 in Brighton ) was a Victorian studio photographer.

Life and work

Beresford was the son of Henry Marcus Beresford (1835-1895) and Julia Ellen Maunsell (? -1923 ) And the third of five children.

From 1877 he attended the United Services College, a private school for military personnel, in the small town of Westward Ho! in Devon. After finishing college and graduating, he went in 1882 as a Civil Engineer to India. After four years, he contracted malaria and returned to England to study art. His works were exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

Between 1902 and 1932, Beresford was working in his photo studio in London's Knightsbridge in 20 Yeoman 's Row, Brompton Road. Here he created in platinum printing process photo portraits of then famous writers, artists and politicians. His photos have been published in publications such as The World 's Work, The Sketch, The Tatler and The Illustrated London News. In World War I he donated large sums of money for the Red Cross. Later, he successfully negotiated with antiques. In 1943, the National Portrait Gallery acquired by his secretary some of his negatives and prints.

Beresford was a close friend of the painter Augustus John and William Orpen - they created each other some portraits of each other. His school friend Rudyard Kipling formed the figure of M'Turk in Stalky & Co. (1899 ) by Beresford, whose autobiography School Days with Kipling appeared in 1936.

Family

Major Henry Marcus Beresford (March 2, 1835 - February 5, 1895 ) and Julia Ellen Maunsell († October 13, 1923 ) married on April 10, 1861 Their children were: .