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Henry Van der Weyde (1838–1924) was an American-born English painter and photographer best known for his photographic portraits of the late 19th century. His is considered a photographic pioneer in the use of electric light in photography. Amongst his portraits are architect William Burges (c.1880) Alexandra Princess of WalesA. E. Housman actresses Mary Anderson (1887) and Dorothy Dene (1880s) Sir Edwin Arnold bodybuilder Eugen Sandow (1889) and explorer Fridtjof Nansen (1897).
