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Sosthènes I De La Rochefoucauld
Louis François ''Sosthènes'' I de La Rochefoucauld, Viscount of La Rochefoucauld, 2nd Duke of Doudeauville Grandee, GE (19 February 1785 – 5 October 1864), was a 19th-century French ultra-royalist politician. From 1814 to 1836, he was aide-de-camp to Charles, Count of Artois (future Charles X of France, Charles X) and from 1824 to 1830, the King's Director of Fine Arts. He served in the Chamber of Deputies (France), Chamber of Deputies in 1815 and from 1827 to 1830 during the Bourbon Restoration in France, Bourbon Restoration, until his retirement from public life after the July Revolution in 1830. From 1861 to 1864 he published his memoirs with his correspondence in fifteen volumes. Early life He was born in Paris on 19 February 1785. He was the son of Ambroise-Polycarpe de La Rochefoucauld, 1st Duke of Doudeauville, and heiress Bénigne-Augustine Le Tellier de Louvois. His sister was Françoise Charlotte Ernestine de La Rochfoucauld, who married Pierre Jean Julie Chapt, Marqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Louis Pierson
Pierre-Louis Pierson ( Hinckange (Moselle), 13 December 1822 – Paris, 22 March 1913) was a French portrait photographer. His studio was located at 5, boulevard des Capucines, on the border between the 2nd and 9th arrondissements in the centre of Paris. Early life Pierson became interested in photography while the medium was in its infancy in the early 1840s. He had a photography studio in Paris as early as 1844, and enjoyed a solid reputation. For many years, he located his studio at 5, boulevard des Capucines, where he was associated with the Mayer brothers (Léopold-Ernest Mayer and Louis-Frédéric Mayer). At that address, their company grew into a formidable enterprise. Photographer of His Majesty the Emperor Napoléon III Initially using the daguerreotype, the Pierson-Mayer studio became one of the first to specialise in portrait photography retouched with watercolour or oils. The French Emperor Napoléon III came to prefer their studio, particularly once he establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
