Pierre Petit (photographer)

Pierre Lanith Petit(15 August 1832 – 16 February 1909) was a Frenchphotographer.He is sometimes credited as Pierre Lamy Petit.

Pierre Petit is not to be confused with (Jean) Pierre Yves-Petit (1886–1969), another French photographer who usually operated under the name Yvon.

Work

Petit learned photography inParisin the workshop ofAndré-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri(1819–1889) (together with 76 other employees). In 1858, he opened his own workshop in Paris withAntoine René Trinquart,later to be calledLa Photographie des Deux Mondes.This proved to be very successful and workshops were opened inBaden-BadenandMarseille(in partnership with Emile Cazalis).

In his lifetime he made thousands of photographs. In 1908 he handed over the business to his son.

Some highlights in Petit's career:

He was the official photographer of theInternational Exposition of 1867.
He went toNew York Cityseveral times to report on the construction of theStatue of Liberty.
Petit made many photographs of theSiege of Paris (1870–71).
In 1898, he made some attempts inunderwater photography.
He exhibited many times at theSociété française de photographie(SFP).

Publications

The Pierre PetitTrademark

Galerie des hommes de jour,a series of photographs of famous French people of the day, published in 1861
l’Episcopat français, clergé de Paris,a series of photographs of the clergy of Paris

Museums

Museums that hold large collections of his photographs:

Musée Nicéphore-Niépce[fr]inChalon-sur-Saône
Musée d'Orsayin Paris^[1]
National Library of Francein Paris
National Portrait Gallery, London^[2]

Photographs

Portraits

Others

The foundation for theEiffel Tower(1887)
Kalina woman with child(1882)
Exhumationof the remains fromGioachino Rossini.Wood-engraving based on one of his photographs (1887)