George Perry Abraham FRPS (1846 – 10 April 1923[1]) was a British photographer, postcard publisher, and mountaineer.
G. P. Abraham | |
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| Born | George Perry Ashley Abraham 1846 |
| Died | 1923 (aged 76–77) Keswick, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, postcard publisher, mountaineer |
| Known for | Landscape photography |
| Spouse | Mary Dixon |
| Children |
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Early life
George Perry Ashley Abraham was born in Devizes, Wiltshire, in 1846.
Career
He worked as a photographer with Elliot & Fry of Baker Street, London, before becoming apprenticed to Alfred Pettitt in Keswick in 1862, and then starting his own business in 1866.[2][3][4]
Abraham did studio portraits, but his passion was for photographing landscapes.[4] He founded G. P. Abraham Ltd, a postcard publisher, in Keswick in England's Lake District, and became a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society in 1898.[4][5]
Personal life
In 1870, he married Mary Dixon in Cockermouth, Cumberland.[6]
He had four sons. The two eldest, George and Ashley Abraham, were important popularisers of mountain climbing. Sidney was a bank manager in Keswick, and John Abraham became acting Governor of Tanganyika.[7]
Abraham died in 1923.[8]
Legacy
The photography business was carried on by Ashley's son, before being wound up in the 1970s.[9]
References
External links
- Photographs of the Alps by G.P. Abraham at Harvard Art Museums.
Media related to G. P. Abraham at Wikimedia Commons