| Henry Cundell | |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Birth Date: | 1810 |
| Death Date: | 1886 |
| Occupation: | painter, artist, and early photographer |
Henry Cundell (1810-1886) was a Scottish painter, artist, and early photographer. He exhibited for a short time in the 1850s.
Trade card in the British Museum collection says
Henry Cundell's photographs are often attributed to either his brothers—George, Joseph, and Edward—or to his contemporary, Joseph Cundall. Sara Stevenson and A. D. Morrison-Low wrote that Henry Cundell "figured in touring exhibitions set up by the London Society of Arts between 1852 and 1854. His photographs ranged from pictures taken in North Wales, to Perthshire, Durham, and Kensington."[1]
His best-known photo of London in 1844 was wrongly attributed to Joseph Cundall.[1] Julie L. Mellby of the Princeton University wrote about that calotype: