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Charles Marville, the pseudonym of Charles François Bossu (
/ref> Bossu was born in 1813 in Paris.Luminous-Lint - Photographer - Charles Marville
/ref> Coming from an "established" Parisian family, he trained as a painter, illustrator and engraver. He assumed the pseudonym Charles Marville around 1832, and began working in his field. After 17 years, as an illustrator, he took up photography around 1850. He had no family, but a long-time companion was included in his will. He died in Paris in 1879.
* ttps://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303680404579141973346800900 "Picture Perfect Paris," by Richard B. Woodward, The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 22, 2013br> "Marville’s Vanished Paris," by Luc Sante, The New York Review of Books, Sept. 2013
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/31/arts/design/charles-marville-photographer-of-paris-debuts-at-the-met.html "A Last Look at Old Paris, Before Demolition," by By Karen Rosenberg, The New York Times, Jan. 30, 2014] {{DEFAULTSORT:Marville, Charles 1813 births 1879 deaths Artists from Paris 19th-century French photographers
Charles Marville, the pseudonym of Charles François Bossu (Paris
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17 July 1813 – 1 June 1879 Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
), was a French photographer, who mainly photographed architecture, landscapes and the urban environment. He used both paper and glass negatives. He is most well known for taking pictures of ancient Parisian quarters before they were destroyed and rebuilt under "Haussmannization", Baron Haussmann
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's new plan for modernization of Paris. In 1862, he was named official photographer of Paris.
Biography
Marville's past was largely a mystery until Sarah Kennel of the National Gallery of Art and independent researcher Daniel Catan discovered that Marville's given name was Charles-François Bossu. That newly-found association allowed them to discover a variety of biographical information, including photographs of his family which had been considered lost to time.Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris/ref> Bossu was born in 1813 in Paris.Luminous-Lint - Photographer - Charles Marville
/ref> Coming from an "established" Parisian family, he trained as a painter, illustrator and engraver. He assumed the pseudonym Charles Marville around 1832, and began working in his field. After 17 years, as an illustrator, he took up photography around 1850. He had no family, but a long-time companion was included in his will. He died in Paris in 1879.
Notes and references
Publications
*Sarah Kennel. ''Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris'' 2013 University of Chicago PressExternal links
** ttps://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303680404579141973346800900 "Picture Perfect Paris," by Richard B. Woodward, The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 22, 2013br> "Marville’s Vanished Paris," by Luc Sante, The New York Review of Books, Sept. 2013
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/31/arts/design/charles-marville-photographer-of-paris-debuts-at-the-met.html "A Last Look at Old Paris, Before Demolition," by By Karen Rosenberg, The New York Times, Jan. 30, 2014] {{DEFAULTSORT:Marville, Charles 1813 births 1879 deaths Artists from Paris 19th-century French photographers