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Édouard Delessert
Édouard Delessert (15 December 1828 – 27 March 1898) was a French painter, archaeologist and photographer. Biography Delessert's parents were Valentine de Laborde, the socialite granddaughter of French businessman and slave trader Jean-Joseph de Laborde, and banker Gabriel Delessert. His mother would go on to be a mistress with several men. Édouard Delessert was at the same time a painter, archaeologist and especially a pioneer of photography using the calotype. He began by studying law before accompanying, in 1850, Félicien de Saulcy on his trip to the Dead Sea and Syria, then visiting Turkey, Greece, Sardinia and Italy. Contributor to the '' Revue de Paris'' from 1851 to 1858, founder of the critical magazine ''L'Athenaeum'', he embarked on business where he swallowed up a large part of his fortune, before wasting the rest. Prosper Mérimée, who had been his mother's lover, was his mentor in literature and developed, in the letters he addressed to her, some of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard Delessert (1828-1898)
Édouard Delessert (15 December 1828 – 27 March 1898) was a French painter, archaeologist and photographer. Biography Delessert's parents were Valentine de Laborde, the socialite granddaughter of French businessman and slave trader Jean-Joseph de Laborde, and banker Gabriel Delessert. His mother would go on to be a mistress with several men. Édouard Delessert was at the same time a painter, archaeologist and especially a pioneer of photography using the calotype. He began by studying law before accompanying, in 1850, Félicien de Saulcy on his trip to the Mer Morte, Dead Sea and Syrie, Syria, then visiting Turquie, Turkey, Grèce, Greece, Sardaigne, Sardinia and Italie, Italy. Contributor to the ''Revue de Paris'' from 1851 to 1858, founder of the critical magazine ''L'Athenaeum'', he embarked on business where he swallowed up a large part of his fortune, before wasting the rest. Prosper Mérimée, who had been his mother's lover, was his mentor in literature and developed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |