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Charles Marville. Charles Marville, the pseudonym of Charles François Bossu ( Paris 17 July 1813 – 1 June 1879 Paris ), was a French photographer, who mainly photographed architecture, landscapes and the urban environment. He used both paper and glass negatives.
Charles Marville, the pseudonym of Charles François Bossu (Paris 17 July 1813 – 1 June 1879 Paris), was a French photographer, who mainly photographed architecture, landscapes and the urban environment. He used both paper and glass negatives.
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Around 1832 Parisian-born Charles-François Bossu (1813–1879) shed his unfortunate last name ( bossu means hunchback in French) and adopted the pseudonym Marville. After achieving moderate success as an illustrator of books and magazines, Marville shifted course in 1850 and took up photography, a medium that had been introduced 11 years earlier.
21 de feb. de 2024 · He photographed renovations and new construction, including the new Paris Opéra. Marville was also commissioned by the Musée du Louvre to make reproductions of artworks in their collection. He was named official photographer of Paris in 1862.
4 de may. de 2014 · Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris. January 29 - May 4, 2014. Exhibition Location: Galleries for Drawings, Prints, and Photographs, Second Floor, Galleries 691-693. Widely acknowledged as one of the most talented photographers of the 19th century, Charles Marville (French, 1813–1879) was commissioned by the city of Paris to document both ...
Title: [Rue de Constantine] Artist: Charles Marville (French, Paris 1813–1879 Paris) Date: 1866. Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative. Dimensions: 27.3 x 36.8 cm (10 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.) Classification: Photographs. Credit Line: Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 1986.
