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Blanpain, Félicien
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Person (Male)
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Status
- Amateur
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Life dates
Thoricourt, 1862 - Brussels - Saint-Gilles, 1946
Activity
1898 - 1914 > Bruxelles
Félicien Joseph, ° 31.12.1862; + 7.11.1946. Lieutenant in the Gendarmerie, rising to commander during this period. Constructed and patented a reflex camera with bellows branded "Giorno" in 1904 (French patent registered 24.12.1904). Committee member, subsequently ordinary member, of the "Cercle photographique d'Ixelles". Gave a talk to the "Cercle Africain" on the royal greenhouses at Laeken, illustrated with autochromes (Le Soir, 27.6.1914). Reproductions of these autochromes are included in the 1920 publication "Les Serres Royales de Laeken" by Charles De Bosschere. Pursued his military career, often in appointments close to the royal household; promoted Colonel in 1920. Listed as a member of the "Cercle d'Art Photographique" in 1922. Blanpain's collection of Old Master paintings was dispersed after his death at auction in Brussels on 27.1.1947.
Félicien Joseph, ° 31.12.1862; + 7.11.1946. Lieutenant in the Gendarmerie, rising to commander during this period. Constructed and patented a reflex camera with bellows branded "Giorno" in 1904 (French patent registered 24.12.1904). Committee member, subsequently ordinary member, of the "Cercle photographique d'Ixelles". Gave a talk to the "Cercle Africain" on the royal greenhouses at Laeken, illustrated with autochromes (Le Soir, 27.6.1914). Reproductions of these autochromes are included in the 1920 publication "Les Serres Royales de Laeken" by Charles De Bosschere. Pursued his military career, often in appointments close to the royal household; promoted Colonel in 1920. Listed as a member of the "Cercle d'Art Photographique" in 1922. Blanpain's collection of Old Master paintings was dispersed after his death at auction in Brussels on 27.1.1947.
Locations
1898 - 1914 > Bruxelles
Exhibitions
Ixelles, 1898; Ixelles, 1899; Ixelles, 1900; Turin, 1902; Ixelles, 1903; Effort, 1905; Ixelles, 1905; Ixelles, 1906; Ixelles, 1907; Ixelles, 1909.
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Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#282
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Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 6.3.2019 & 31.3.2019; SFJ revised 21.5.2020 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; SFJ revised 2.3.2023 & 6.3.2023 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; SFJ revised 18.6.2023 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 4.5.2020, 19.5.2020, 7.11.2022, 30.1.2023, 9.3.2023, 13.3.2023 & 29.8.2023