I MIEI SOGNI D'ANARCHIA - Calabria Anarchica: Camille Silvy (Nogent-le-Rotrou, 8 maggio 1834 - Saint-Maurice, 2 febbraio 1910) Photographer

Camille-Léon-Louis Silvy (1834–1910) was a French photographer, primarily active in London.

He learned photography from his friend, Count Olympe Aguado, in 1857, and became a member of the Société française de photographie in 1858. He then moved to London and opened a portrait studio at 38 Porchester Terrace, Bayswater, becoming a member of the Photographic Society in 1859. Sitters in Silvy's portraits include Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Queen Emma of Hawaii, Lady Amberley, Harriet Martineau, Adelina Patti, Sara Forbes Bonetta and Frederick Robson. He also photographed many members of the British royal family. The National 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.

He closed his studio and returned to France in 1868. He himself believed that his nervous system had been damaged by exposure to potassium cyanide in the darkroom but it is more likely that he suffered from manic depression. The last thirty years of his life were spent in a succession of hospitals, sanatoria and convalescent homes. An English Heritage blue plaque commemorating Silvy was unveiled at 38 Porchester Terrace, London, on 16 July 2019.

Camille Silvy (Nogent-le-Rotrou, 8 maggio 1834 - Saint-Maurice, 2 febbraio 1910) era un francese fotografo fin dai primi giorni della fotografia. Ha lavorato come ritrattista per una parte significativa della sua carriera Londra.

Silvy era di aristocratico discendenza, studiò legge e inizialmente sembrava destinato a una carriera diplomatica. Ha imparato a fotografare dal suo amico nel 1857 Olympe Aguado e presto ha trovato la sua destinazione di vita lì. Inizialmente si è concentrato principalmente su architettura, nature morte, foto di genere e paesaggi. Combinando diversi negativi nella stampa, ha cercato di ottenere risultati realistici, laddove sensibili emulsioni a quel tempo era difficile catturare i dettagli all'aria aperta su un negativo. Nel 1858 divenne membro dell'associazione fotografica "Société française de photographie".

Nel 1859 Silvy si trasferì a Londra e vi aprì uno studio di ritratti Bayswater. Ha interpretato principalmente persone delle classi superiori, incluso Maria Adelheid di Cambridge, Harriet Martineau, Adelina Patti e membri della "famiglia reale". Era noto per essere estremamente distinto. Quando correggeva le pose dei suoi modelli, usava guanti bianchi in modo da non offendere.

I ritratti di Silvy si distinguono per la loro eleganza, attenzione all'entourage e una composizione elegante. Utilizzando la tonalità dell'oro nella stampa, ha ottenuto toni caldi che svaniscono meno rapidamente. Le sue foto sono solitamente piene di simbolismo e talvolta sembrano voler raccontare una storia. Il suo ritratto delle signore Booth del 1861 è esemplare. Mostra due sorelle con le mani giunte, eppure una sorella si volta dall'altra parte in modo che il suo viso possa essere visto solo allo specchio, che ricorda il tre grazie. Lo specchio ritorna anche in molti dei suoi ritratti, come simbolo di bellezza, ma anche della fotografia stessa, come 'specchio della memoria'.

Silvy divenne membro della Royal Photographic Society nel 1859. Ha guadagnato principalmente il suo reddito dal fare carte de visites. Quando la moda è cambiata, ha accettato brevemente un posto di console Exeter e poi tornò a Parigi nel 1868. Gli ultimi trent'anni della sua vita furono un'agonia. Ha sofferto depressione maniacale e spesso soggiornava in ospedali psichiatrici e case di riposo. Morì nel 1910 all'età di 75 anni.

Una vasta collezione di ritratti di Silvy può essere trovata nel National Portrait Gallery a Londra. Al suo interno si trovano importanti collezioni delle sue opere Victoria and Albert Museum e al John Paul Getty Museum di Los Angeles. Poiché ha tenuto meticolosamente un diario di studio, i suoi ritratti possono essere datati esattamente alla data e si ottiene una buona idea del suo modo di lavorare. Il Getty Museum ha incorporato queste informazioni in una grande mostra retrospettiva intitolata "Camille Silvy: Photographer of Modern Life" nel 2010.

Adelheid Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg(1835-1900), born Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, albumen carte-de-visite, part of the collection of twelve albums of photographic portrait (studio based at 38 Porchester Terrace, Bayswater, London.) in the National Portrait Gallery of London
22 November 1860

Adelina Patti as Harriet in the opera Martha by Friedrich von Flotow
Created: July 1861

Adelina Patti Other side: Ismaël, Adelina Patti, verso.

Created: Photograph: between 1859 and 1868

Agneta Harriet Yorke. 25 April 1861

Albumen print of Sir Cromer Ashburnham (1831-1917) by Camille Silvy (1834-1910)

19 June 1861

Anne Emily Newdigate (1837–1924) née Garnier, later Lady Newdegate, wife of Edward Newdigate. 9 January 1863

Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran 5 July 1861

Barbarina Charlotte (née Sullivan), Lady Grey (1823-1902), Wife of Sir Frederick William Grey; daughter of Frederick Sullivan 17 April 1861

Camille Léon Louis Silvy - The Day's Orders (L'Ordre du Jour) May 1859

Camille Silvy by Camille Silvy albumen print 1860. 1 May 1860

Camille Silvy (French - (Group of Well-Dressed People in Front of an Outdoor Tent) -
1864

Camille Silvy (French - River Scene - negative 1858; print 1860s

Camille Silvy (French - Street Musicians - about 1860

Charles Brodrick, 6th Viscount Midleton (1791-1863) 14 June 1861

David Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Airlie, by Camille Silvy
6 March 1861

Dimitrios Stephanovic Schilizzi (1839–1893), Greek banker.

Douglas Labalmondière, by Camille Silvy. 1861

Edith Maud Abney Hastings 10th Countess by Camille Silvy who died in 1910 - 30 April 1861
30 April 1861

Edward Downes Law, 5th Baron Ellenborough, by Camille Silvy, albumen print, 22 October 1861

Edward Harbottle Grimston (1812–1881), English politician, cleric and cricketer.
13 April 1861

{{Edward John Tilt}} (1815–1893), English physician.
14 March 1861

Edward Wyndham Harrington Schenley (1799–1878) was a British Army officer and politician.
24 April 1861

Elizabeth Wellesley (née Hay), Duchess of Wellington
1 August 1861

Emily Catherine, Lady Wrixon-Becher (1834-1916), wife of Sir John Wrixon-Becher, 3rd Baronet.
1 January 1860

Emily Maria Waller, Mrs Edward Boudier by Silvy.
1860s

Emily-Mary-Amelia-ne-Lamb-Viscountess-Palmerston.
1860

Emma Caroline Smith-Stanley, Countess of Derby – British countess
12 March 1861

Ernest Hartley Coleridge
3 July 1862

Fete Champetre at Orleans House, London
1867

Frances Gertrude, Lady Baker (died 1897), née Duncan, wife of Sir William Erskine Baker.
29 July 1862

Francis Charles Hastings Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford; Sir Robert Nigel Fitzhardinge Kingscote; George William John Repton by Camille Silvy albumen print, 1860 3 3/8 in. x 2 1/4 in. (86 mm x 57 mm) image size Purchased, 1904 Photographs Collection NPG Ax50350
1 January 1860

Frederic John Farre
20 July 1861

Frederick Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol
23 February 1861

Frederick John Norman (c.1814–1888), English cleric, husband of his cousin Lady Adeliza Elizabeth Gertrude Manners.
24 May 1861

Frederick Lablache (1815-1887)
1 January 1860

George Du Pré Porcher (1825–1876), English barrister and cricketer.
31 August 1861

George Edwin Lance (1824–1890), British East India Company civil servant.
21 July 1866

George Harley (1829–1896), Scottish physician.
3 May 1863

Geraldine Hervey, Marchioness of Bristol
1 January 1860

Grand Duchess Olga Feodorovna of Russia
Created: circa 1860

Harriet Martineau (1802-1876), Social philosopher and writer; sister of James Martineau.
1 January 1861

Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Cleveland
11 March 1862

Hedworth David Barclay (1820–1873), English brewer and landowner.
26 October 1861

Henry Blair Mayne (1813–1892), English lawyer and parliamentary official.
9 March 1861

Henry Bond Bowlby (1823–1894), English cleric.
3 June 1862

Henry Brougham Loch (1827–1900)
11 March 1861

Henry Labouchere, 1st Baron Taunton
1 January 1860

Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham
27 June 1861

Herbert Richard Peel (1831–1885), English cleric.
27 February 1862

Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough.
5 February 1861

Isabella Finch-Hatton (1845–1927), wife of Sir Percy Dixwell-Oxenden, 10th Baronet.
13 March 1861

Italian opera singer Giovanni Belletti in 1860

Jagdstilleben mit der »Times«
circa 1858

James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe by Camille Silvy albumen carte-de-visite, approximately 1862 3 3/8 in. x 2 1/4 in. (86 mm x 56 mm) image size Purchased by National Portrait Gallery, London, in 1996

John Balsir Chatterton (cropped from John Balsir Chatterton by Camille Silvy 2.)
1 March 1862

John Crichton, 3rd Earl of Erne
30 April 1861

John David Glennie (1825–1903), English cleric and educationalist.
5 August 1862

John Henry Reginald Scott, 4th Earl of Clonmell
1 January 1860

John Leech-Carte-de-visite; Photographs 1860s

John Moyer Heathcote by Camille Silvy - albumen print - 9 October 1860; 86 mm x 56 mm

Lady Adeliza Elizabeth Gertrude Norman (née Manners) (1810–1877), wife of Frederick John Norman; daughter of 5th Duke of Rutland.
28 May 1862

Lady Amberley
Created: 1860

Lady Emily Marie Kingscote (née Curzon); Nigel Richard Fitzhardinge Kingscote by Camille Silvy albumen print, 1860 3 3/8 in. x 2 1/8 in. (85 mm x 55 mm) image size Purchased, 1904 Photographs Collection

Lady Florence Paget
26 October 1860

Lady Geraldine Somerset
9 October 1860

Lady Mary Arabella Louisa Agnew (née Noel) (1822–1883), wife of Sir Andrew Agnew, 8th Baronet.
16 June 1863

Lewis Strange Wingfield (1842–1891), Irish traveller, actor, writer, and painter.
28 March 1861

Louise Frederica Augusta Cavendish (née von Alten), Duchess of Devonshire
1860

"M. & Lady Mildred Bedford [sic] Hope, & Chien", albumen print (81 mm x 56 mm) purchased in 1904 1 January 1860

Major Samuel William Welfitt

30 May 1861

Mansfield Parkyns.
9 April 1861

Marie, Princess of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1829-1897), wife of Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst; daughter of Ludwig Adolf Friedrich, 2nd Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
Created: circa early 1860s

Marietta Piccolomini (15 Mar 1834 - 23 Dec 1899) was an Italian soprano.
1 January 1860

Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth, Duchess of Teck (1833–1897). Carte-de-visite, 90 x 68mm (3 1/2 x 2 1/4").
1 October 1860

Mary-Anne Anson (Mrs Plumer Ward) (1803–1875), daughter of Major-General Sir George Anson, wife of Robert Plumer Ward.
2 March 1861

Mary Ann Kiliwehi Hoapili, photograph by Camille Silvy of Bayswater, London

16 September 1865

Mary Anne Stirling
Created: circa 1860

Mary Charlotte Julia Gordon (1840–1926), British writer and translator known as Mrs. Disney Leith.
30 June 1862

Mary Eleanor Anne (née Dawson), Countess of Ilchester by Camille Silvy albumen print, 11 June 1863 3 1/4 in. x 2 1/8 in. (84 mm x 55 mm) image size Purchased, 1904 Photographs Collection of the National Portrait Gallery NPG Ax63124
11 June 1863

Matilda Jane Hurst (née Scott) (1836–1926), Wife of Robert Henry Hurst the younger MP.
14 April 1862

Maude Stanley, youth work pioneer, by Camille Silvy.
Created: late 19th century

Opera singer Adelina Patti (1843-1919) prior to 1869.
before 1869

Philip Yorke Gore, 4th Earl of Arran
29 December 1860

Portrait of Anne Elizabeth Clementina Duff (1847–1925), Marchioness Townshend as wife of John Townshend, 5th Marquess Townshend, daughter of James Duff, 5th Earl Fife.

Portrait of Augusta Frances, Lady Hoare (née Clayton East) (died 1903), wife of Sir Henry Hoare, 5th Baronet (1824–1894) English banker and politician. 2 November 1861

Portrait of Augusta Lucy Clavering (1839–1929), after her marriage to Sir Henry Paston-Bedingfeld, 7th Baronet known as Lady Paston-Bedingfeld. 16 March 1863

Portrait of Caroline, Lady Kerrison (1819–1895), née Fox-Strangways, wife of Sir Edward Clarence Kerrison, 2nd Baronet. 19 March 1861

Portrait of Charles Lawrence D'Aguilar (1821–1912), British army officer 10 February 1862

Portrait of Charlotte Isabella Clark-Kennedy (née Cust) (c.1828–1914), second wife of Colonel John Clark-Kennedy (1817–1867). 1 January 1860

Portrait of Christiana Beresford, Marchioness of Waterford (died 1905).Portrait of Christiana Beresford, Marchioness of Waterford (died 1905).

Portrait of French photographer Camille Silvy, his wife Alice and his mother Marie-Louise, photographed by Camille Silvy in London. 3 1/4 in. x 2 1/4 in. Albumen print. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London. 29 May 1865

Portrait of French photographer Camille Silvy with a boy, 1859. Photograph by Silvy. Albumen print. 3 1/4 in. x 2 1/4 in. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London.1 August 1859

Portrait of Lady Audrey Jane Charlotte Townshend (1844–1926), daughter of John Townshend, 4th Marquess Townshend; who married in 1873 the Hon. Greville Theophilus Howard, and after death married Redvers Buller in 1882. 2 November 1860

Portrait of Augusta, Lady Charles Wellesley, née Augusta Sophia Anne Pierrepont (1820–1893), wife of Major-General Lord Charles Wellesley. 10 June 1861

Portrait of Sir William Erskine Baker (1808–1881), British army officer and engineer. 29 July 1862

Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (Alice Maud Mary, daughter of Queen Victoria). June 1861

Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Duchess of Teck
1 January 1860

Prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton (5 June 1813 - 17 October 1890) was a French violinist.
1 January 1860

Queen Emma of Hawaii, photograph by Camille Silvy of Bayswater, London
16 September 1865

R. I. Murchison, 1860

Reverend John Clegg
9 December 1862

Robert Andrew Bathurst (1817–1906), English cleric and cricketer.
28 April 1863

Robert Westley Hall-Dare (1840–1876), Anglo-Irish landowner.
24 January 1862

Roderick Impey Murchison. Photo C. Silvy

10 October 1860

Sara Forbes Bonetta
1 January 1862

Selina Anne, Lady Morshead (died 1883), née Harcourt.
19 April 1861

Signor Mongini
1 January 1860

Sir Charles Thomas van Straubenzee
1 January 1861

Sir Charles William Dunbar Staveley
Created: 1860s

Sir James Matheson, 1st Baronet
25 April 1861

Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792-1871), Geologist. Photo by Camille Silvy, 1860.
10 October 1860

'STUDIES ON LIGHT - FOG', LONDON, 1859

Studies on Light: Twilight’
1 January 1859

Szene an einem Fluss in Frankreich
1 January 1858

"The Earl and Countess of Lincoln" [6th Duke and Duchess of Newcastle], albumen print (87 mm x 55 mm) purchased in 1904
22 July 1861

The Earl of Lincoln (Henry Pelham Alexander Pelham-Clinton, 6th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne), albumen print (86 mm x 56 mm) purchased in 1949 (NPG Ax7415).
22 July 1861

The misses Booth
1 January 1861

Thomas Garnier the Younger (1809-1863) Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (photographer's studio, 38 Porchester Terrace, Bayswater, London)
4 September 1861