Stanisław Julian Ostroróg
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This article is about the photographer, born c. 1835. For his son, see Stanisław Julian Ignacy Ostroróg. For other uses, see Walery (name).
Count Stanisław Julian Ostroróg (1836– 31 May 1890) was an exiled Polish nobleman and Crimean War veteran. He later became known as an early professional portrait photographer who created photogravures, under the professional name of Walery, of many notable contemporaries, including Queen Alexandra of Denmark, Queen Victoria, Victor Hugo, and Sarah Bernhardt.
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Count Stanisław Julian Ostroróg | |
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Nickname(s) | Walery |
Born | January 1836 Mohylew, former Commonwealth of Two Nations, now Belarus |
Died | 31 May 1890 London, England |
Buried | |
Allegiance | The Russian Empire, the United Kingdom, Poland and the Ottoman Empire |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1852–1857 |
Rank | Colonel in the Ottoman military |
Unit | Polish cavalry division of the Ottoman Army |
Commands held | Adjutant to gen. Władysław Zamoyski |
Battles/wars | Crimean War |
Awards | Gold Medal for photography, Paris 1878, 1889 and others |
Relations | Stanisław, his photographer son, Leon, his jurist son and Stanislas his French ambassador grandson |
Other work | Portrait photographer known as Walery |
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After his death, his brand, "Walery", was continued by his eldest son, Stanisław Julian Ignacy Ostroróg in London and Paris, sometimes also as "Lucien Walery" and a range of other related pseudonyms.