An A[lphonse] Liebert studio print (6 Rue de Londres, Paris and London) mounted on card advertising the photographer's innovative use of the new artificial lighting system invented by [Henry] Van der Weyde which enabled subjects to have their photographs taken from 9am until midnight.
Alphonse Liebert photographic print of a sketch of French writer, Alexandre Weill
This material is held atUniversity of Birmingham, Cadbury Research Library, Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 150 MS851
- Dates of Creation
- [Late 19th century]
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- French
- Physical Description
- 1 item
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Alphonse Liebert was born in France in 1827. He moved to Rue de Londres in 1879, two years after Henry Van der Weyde (1838-1924) became the first photographer to use electric light when taking photographs. He died in 1913.
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Acquisition Information
Presented by E. C. D. Crossley, Professor Nineteenth-Century French Studies, University of Birmingham, with a collection of printed material by, and about, Alexandre Weill which has been added to Cadbury Research Library rare book collection, 2012.
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