Background
Robert French was born on November 11, 1841 in Dublin, Ireland.
Robert French was born on November 11, 1841 in Dublin, Ireland.
Robert French was in the Royal Irish Constabulary in 1860 and became a printer in a photography studio in 1863. He was next employed as a printer in William Lawrence's photographic studio in 1865 and, during the next forty-nine years (until his retirement in 1914), worked his way to colorist, to assistant photographer and eventually to chief photographer.