French photographer based in Naples who took stereoviews of Pompeii. Following the 16 December 1857 earthquake in the Basilicata area of Calabria in Italy he took photographs, possibly with Alponse Bernoud, of the damage.
Stereographs project
Business locations
Paris, France
Napoli (Naples), Italy
"Photographe du Roi"; issued rare [4] glass views, all of Italian statuary & interiors of Vatican; rare card views to #509 of Alps; sold by "Grillet chez Librairie Spithover". Some views with Italian wording, some French. Imprint also seen as "& Co.".
T.K. Treadwell & William C. Darrah (Compiled by), Wolfgang, Sell (Updated by), 11/28/2003, Photographers of the World (Non-USA), (National Stereoscopic Association) |
| Credit: National Stereoscopic Association with corrections and additions by Alan Griffiths and others. |
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