Abel Briquet
| Abel Briquet | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alfred Saint-Ange Briquet 30 December 1833 Paris, France |
| Died |
1926 (aged 92－93) Mexico |
| Occupation | photographer |
Alfred Saint-Ange Briquet (30 December, 1833, Paris - 1926, Mexico) was a French pioneer of photography, particularly in Mexico.
Biography
Briquet became a photographer in Paris in 1854. He taught photography at École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, the prominent French military academy.[1]
He closed his studio in Paris in 1865, but it not certain when he started work in Mexico, however in 1876, he did receive a commission to record the construction of the Mexican National Railway (Ferrocarril Nacional Mexicano - FNM) line being built between Veracruz and Mexico City.[1] He gained the attention of President Porfirio Díaz and secured a number of commissions. He also published a series of photography books: Vistas Mexicanas, Tipos Mexicanos and Antiquedades Mexicanos.[1] Following the Mexican Revolution of 1910 he no longer received any government contracts.[1]
Gallery
Mexican National Railway
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FNM Bridge over Rio Balsas, 1883
Other
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Shoeing the Mules (Mexican Village Scene)
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Abel Briquet (1833-1926) and an early photograph of Lake Chapala? We stand corrected!". Sombrero Books. Sombrero Books. Retrieved 7 January 2016.