Carl Vandyk

Carl Vandyk was a successful London photographer born in Bunde, Germany. From 1882 he owned a studio at Gloucester Road taking images of the British Royal Family including Queen Victoria, King George V as well as other notables such as Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Christian X of Denmark, Buffalo Bill and Enrico Caruso. From 1901 the studio moved to Buckingham Palace Road, London.

Biography

Carl became a British citizen on 4 February 1886.
Carl's son Herbert Vandyk took over the family business in 1913 after studying in London, Berlin and Paris and went on to accumulate 22 Royal Warrants.
Carl Vandyk owned three London hotels close to his studios:

The Rembrandt Hotel, Thurloe Place, London SW
The Rubens Hotel, Buckingham Palace Road, London SW
The Vandyke Hotel, Cromwell Road, London SW7

Carl had two brothers, Aaron Vandyke and Herman Vandyke who were also in the photographic trade. Aaron had studios in Liverpool from c.1869 until c.1902 and Herman in West London from c.1881 until c.1904.