Charles-Louis Michelez

Charles-Louis Michelez (1817 – May, 21 1894)[1] was a French photographer.

Biography

Charles-Louis Michelez took in 1859 a photograph of the Railway of the Prince Imperial, which is the oldest known photograph of a model railway in the world.

He then specialized in photographing works of art.[2] In 1861 he exhibited during the National Art Show and Exhibition a series of photographs of Gustave Doré's original drawings for The Inferno in the photography room of the Academic Salon.[3] In 1867 he took five photographs at the Exposition Universelle in Paris.[2]

From 1874 to 1884 he had a photographic studio in Paris.[2]

Examples of his photographs

Sculptures exhibited at the Exposition Universelle of 1867, Paris
Railway of the Prince Imperial, 1859
Photograph of a painting by Joseph-Noël Sylvestre

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References

"Visionneuse - Archives de Paris" (in French). City of Paris. pp. 29, entry 1045, 6 Arrondisment.
Finding Aid for the Exposition Universelle de Paris 1867 Album.
Dr Keri Yousif (28 May 2013). Balzac, Grandville, and the Rise of Book Illustration. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-4094-7935-2.

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[:0-1] "Visionneuse - Archives de Paris" (in French). City of Paris. pp. 29, entry 1045, 6 Arrondisment.

[Expo-2] Finding Aid for the Exposition Universelle de Paris 1867 Album.

[Yousif2013-3] Dr Keri Yousif (28 May 2013). Balzac, Grandville, and the Rise of Book Illustration. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-4094-7935-2.