Carl Vandyk

Carl became a British citizen on 4 February 1886.

Carl's son Herbert Vandyk (1879–1943) took over the family business in 1913 after studying in London, Berlin and Paris and went on to accumulate 22 Royal Warrants.

Carl Vandyk owned three London hotels close to his studios:

• The Rembrandt Hotel, Thurloe Place, London SW
• The Rubens Hotel, Buckingham Palace Road, London SW
• The Vandyke Hotel, Cromwell Road, London SW7

Carl had two brothers, Aaron Vandyke (1843–1892) and Herman Vandyke (a.k.a. Hyman) (a.k.a. Vandyck) (1838–1919) who were also in the photographic trade. Aaron had studios in Liverpool from c.1869 until c.1902 and Herman in West London from c.1881 until c.1904.