Stanisław Julian Ostroróg
Count Stanisław Julian Ostroróg | |
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Ostroróg's grave in Brompton Cemetery | |
| Nickname(s) | Walery |
| Born | January 1836 Mohylew, Russian Empire |
| 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 | 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" |
Count Stanisław Julian Ostroróg (January 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.
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.