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Charles F. Treble

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Charles F. Treble
Cabinet card of Charles F. Treble
Born1857 (1857)
Coventry, England
Died30 July 1932(1932-07-30) (aged 74–75)
Alta Gracia, Argentina
NationalityEnglish
Other namesC. F. Treble
OccupationPhotographer

Charles Frederick Treble (1857 – 30 July 1932) was a British photographer.

Early life

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Treble was born in 1857 in Coventry, England to Frederick and Elizabeth Treble.[1] His father Frederick was himself a well-known artist and photographer. His younger brother Edward Montague Treble also followed the family trade, establishing himself in London and Worcestershire.[2]

Career

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Walt Mott, a hand-tinted photograph of a small child by Treble

Treble was trained as an artist in Chelsea and then as a photographer in Battersea. Based primarily in London, he had studios on Stockbridge Street and Victoria Street in Belgravia, Brixton Road in Brixton, and Queens Parade in Clapham.[3][4] He also had studios in Norwich and Great Yarmouth.[5][6]

In 1892, Treble exhibited at the 37th Photographic Society of Great Britain Exhibition. His works featured included Geraldine, Three three-quarter-length Studies, Studies of Ladies' Heads, and Six Studies of Children's Heads.[7]

Treble's works include his portrait of Arthur Corbin Gould, his portraits of the family of Queen Victoria,[8] his portrait of Thomas Holdich,[9] his portrait of an unknown young woman held by the National Trust's Fox Talbot Museum,[10] his portrait of John Burns,[11] his portrait of William Peall, his portrait of Sir Francis Clifton held by the Western Australian Museum,[12] and his portraits of Muriel McDonald and Flora McDonald held by the National Portrait Gallery.[1]

Death

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Treble died on 30 July 1932 in Alta Gracia, Argentina.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Osborn, Bob (13 April 2023). "Frederick Treble". Yeovil's Virtual Museum. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Antique CDV Carte de Visite photograph gentleman Charles F Treble Belgravia #42". eBay. eBay Inc. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Vintage Charles F Treble London Cabinet Card Photo - Older Woman". eBay. eBay Inc. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  4. ^ Urban, Mike (25 May 2020). "Brixton history: Tram tracks and Brixton Police Station, Brixton Road, 1907". Brixton Buzz. Brixton. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Various Photographers Album - A London Police Mugshot Archive, 1895-1916". Chiswick Auctions. CHISWICK AUCTIONS. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  6. ^ "1892: exhibits by C. F. Treble". De Montfort University. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Antique Historical Photographs Cabinet Cards Cape Town London Buckingham Palace England Queen Victoria Royal Family Set 1". Pacific Fine Art. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Carte De Visite Cabinet CDV Military Colonel Corps Royal Engineers VC COB". WorthPoint. WorthPoint Corporation. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Carte-de-visite". National Trust. National Trust Images. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  10. ^ Cassell's Universal Portrait Gallery: A Collection of Portraits of Celebrities, English and Foreign With Fac-simile Autographs (PDF). Sagwan Press. August 2008. p. 181. ISBN 978-1376708363.
  11. ^ "PHOTOGRAPH, Sir Francis Clifton". Western Australian Museum. Western Australian Museum Online Collections 2024. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Charles Frederick Treble", FamilySearch