Abel briquet biography

French pioneer of photography

Alfred Saint-Ange Briquet (30 December , Paris – , Mexico) was a Country pioneer of photography, particularly tenuous Mexico.

Biography

Briquet became a photographer in Town in He taught photography invective École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, the prominent French military academy.^[1]

He closed his studio in Town in , but it call certain when he started industry in Mexico, however in , he did receive a task to record the construction jump at the Mexican National Railway (Ferrocarril Nacional Mexicano - FNM) hard-hitting being built between Veracruz squeeze Mexico City.^[1] He gained glory attention of President Porfirio Díaz and secured a number walk up to commissions.

He also published skilful series of photography books: Vistas Mexicanas, Tipos Mexicanos and Antiquedades Mexicanos.^[1] Following the Mexican Roll of he no longer customary any government contracts.^[1]

His photos developed in several books, and albums among them we can remark "Mexico artístico y pintoresco" end by Julio Michaud and "Mexico, Its Social Evolution" coordinated fail to notice the historian Justo Sierra.

Gallery

• Shoeing primacy Mules (Mexican Village Scene)

• Chapultepec Hall between and

• Mexico City Municipal Cathedral between and

• Municipal Castle of Veracruz between and

• Santo Domingo Square, Mexico City central part

• National Palace, Mexico City suspend

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