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He opened his first photography studio in 1907, expanding to a larger studio by 1911. Hoppé became a renowned portrait photographer. His sitters included many luminary personalities from the arts, literature, and politics such as George Bernard Shaw, Thomas Hardy, T.S. Eliot, Vaslav Nijinsky, Queen Mary, King George, and other members of the Royal Family. Hoppé was also known as a talented landscape and travel photographer. He journeyed across Britain and Ireland to study people from all walks of life, but also as far as Cuba, Sri Lanka and New Zealand to expand his body of work. This collecton of 80 photographs depict London in the 1920s and 30s, including famous landmarks such as Big Ben, St Pauls Cathedral and boats on the river Thames. There are also snapshots of day to day life in the city, often captured by Hoppé with a mix of poignancy and humour.  A large portion of the pictures depict the V&A, such as cleaners in the galleries, a blind winder, the 1930s equivalent of ‘Opinions’ afternoons, and lectures. There are also images of the Natural History Museum and the Royal College of Art. \r\n","physicalDescription":"Photograph depicts six students working in the Printing Room at the Royal College of Art. In the left corner of the photograph a hand can be seen on the edge of the frame, inking up a piece of paper on a wooden stand. Behind which on the left side of the photograph is a work table with wooden block and paper. Central to the photograph a large table can be seen with five students working around it. At the table on the left is a woman in an art apron, carefully placing a wood block onto a large piece of paper to make wallpaper. Directly behind her in the background are two women standing either side of a metal trough. On the right side of the photograph are two men, one stands mixing paint in a pan, the other leans forward over the table to assist the woman pressing the wooden block onto the large sheet of paper. The room is covered in splashes of paint, the walls are made of a dark timber, there is a window on the far wall in the background. 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