Primitieven van de Belgische Fotografie (Primitives of Belgian Photography)

The author retells part of the early history of photography in
Belgium, reviewing the exhibition catalogue by Steven Joseph and
Tristan Schwilden on Belgian inventor and developer of
photographic techniques Guillaume Claine (1811-1869). Claine
worked together with Louis Jacopssen and Ernest
Buschmann(1813?-1852) on experiments with new photographic
techniques. From Talbot's calotypie, to glass-negatives.
Historical monuments in Belgium and Brussels were photographed,
commissioned by the Belgian Government and the City Council of
Brussels. Contacts were made with Gustave Le Gray, Abel Nièpce
de Saint-Victor, and Friedrich von Martens. Blanquart-Evrard,
the photographic printer in Lille, produced two remarkable
albums, on Belgium and Brussels: ""Bruxelles Photographique''
(c.1854). The pictures were done by Claine.


Citaten:
Joseph, S. / Schwilden, T.: A l'aube de la phot. en Belgique, Guill. Claine (1991)