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R. B. Thorpe - Gallery 1

Robert B. Thorpe of Rye- Gallery One (Photographs 1865-1879)

Robert Baggallay Thorpe was born in Rye in 1834, the son of Harriet and Thomas Thorpe, a linen draper. By 1866, Robert Baggallay Thorpe had established himself as a photographer at 110 High Street, Rye. Alongside naturalist and photographer Edwin Thomas Gasson, Robert B. Thorpe was Rye's main photographer during the 1860s and 1870s. After selling his photography and tobacconist business to the firm of Oliver & Martin, Robert Thorpe moved to the small seaside town of Winchelsea, where he worked as a photographer for a few years. Robert Baggallay Thorpe died on 15th June 1910, at the age of seventy-six.

Carte-de-visite portraits by Robert B. Thorpe


[ABOVE] Three-quarter portrait of a seated man, a carte-de-visite photograph by R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye. ( c1870).	[ABOVE] Carte-de-visite portrait of a man leaning on a chair by R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye. (c1867)	[ABOVE] Reverse of a carte-de-visite portrait showing the trade plate of R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye. c1867. [ See cdv portrait left ]	[ABOVE] Carte-de-visite portrait of a woman standing by a chair, photographed by R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye. (c1874)


[ABOVE] Carte-de-visite portrait of a seated woman holding a scroll of paper by R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye (c1866).Negative No. 810.	[ABOVE] Carte-de-visite portrait of a seated man by R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye. ( c1867). Negative No.1096	[ABOVE] Carte-de-visite portrait of a seated womanby R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye ( c1866).	[ABOVE] Carte-de-visite portrait of two brothers by R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye. ( c1875).

[ABOVE] Reverse of a carte-de-visite portrait showing the trade plate of R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye. c1866. [ Negative No. 810, see above]	[ABOVE] Carte-de-visite portrait of a seated woman by R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye ( c1868).	[ABOVE] Carte-de-visite portrait of a boy standing by a table, photographed by R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye. ( c1868). Negative No.1096	[ABOVE] Reverse of a carte-de-visite portrait showing the trade plate of R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye (c1875).


Carte-de-visite views by Robert B. Thorpe	Celebrity Carte-de-visite

[ABOVE] Carte-de-visite view, inscribed "Cottage under the Cliff", Rye", by R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye (c1866).

[Photograph courtesy of Phyllis Nordstrom and Patricia M. Larsen]

[ABOVE] A carte-de-visite view of cottages near Rye by R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye (c1870).

[ABOVE] A portrait of Asneth Jones of Winchelsea, a carte-de-visite published in 1867 by R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye. (The christian name Asneth was also spelt Asseneth or Asenath) Asneth Jones (born c1786) had acquired local celebrity status because she had sat on the knee of the Methodist preacher John Wesley during his visit to Winchelsea in 1790. John Wesley (1702-1791) preached his last open air sermon at Winchelsea on 7th October 1790. Asneth Jones died towards the end 1867 at the age of 84.

[ABOVE] Carte-de-visite view of Winchelsea Church by R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye (c1866).

[Photograph courtesy of Phyllis Nordstrom and Patricia M. Larsen]

[LEFT] A carte-de-visite view of an unknown church by R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye (c1870).

[Photograph courtesy of Phyllis Nordstrom and Patricia M. Larsen]

[RIGHT] A carte-de-visite view of a grand house and ornamental garden in Rye by R. B. Thorpe, 110 High Street, Rye (c1870).

[Photograph courtesy of Phyllis Nordstrom and Patricia M. Larsen]

To view a further selection of carte-de-visite views produced by the Rye photographer Robert Baggallay Thorpe, click on the link below :

Views of Rye and the Surrounding Area photographed by R. B. Thorpe of Rye

To read an account of the life and career of the Rye photographer Robert Baggallay Thorpe, click on the link below :

Robert B. Thorpe - Photographer of Rye

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