| Birth Name: | Louisa Marion Eton |
| Birth Place: | London, United Kingdom |
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1864 |
| Death Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Spouse: | Richard Herrmann and George Wilson |
| Known For: | photography |
| Children: | Inez Herrmann and Sizmur Maxwell Wilson |
Louisa Marion Herrmann (née Eton) was a New Zealand photographer who owned and operated a large photographic studio on Cuba Street, Wellington.
Louisa Marion Eton was born in London on 11 June 1864 to Henry Edgar Eton.[1] [2] In 1880, She arrived in New Zealand aboard the Piako.[3]
Between 1882–1883, Eton began working as an assistant at the Connolly and Herrmann photography studio on Lambton Quay, Wellington and continue to work there for seven years.
In October 1890, Louisa married one of owners of the photography studio, Richard Herrmann. In 1890, Richard Herrmann advertised that he opened a photography studio at the corner of Cuba and Dixon Streets, Wellington.[4] Louisa Herrmann is referenced in one of the advertisements as available to "receive lady visitors."[5]
In July 1892, Louisa gave birth to a daughter, Inez. In September 1892, her husband died from typhoid. In 1893, she signed the Suffrage petition.[6]
After his death, she operated the Herrmann photographic studio. She was particularly famous for children's portraits.
In 10 June 1899, she remarried, Daniel George Wilson, and was known as Louisa Marion Wilson. They had a son, Sizmur Maxwell Wilson.[7]
When she retired in 1908, the Herrmann photographic studio assets were advertised for sale, including 35,000 negatives.[8]
She died in 3 June 1955 in Wellington, New Zealand.