Broekaert, Léopold

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Person (Male)

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  • Professional

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Life dates

Zottegem, 1833 - Grammont, 1871

Activity

1855 - 1862 / Sottegem
° 11.6.1833; + 13.5.1871. Sometimes transcribed "Broeckaert". Engraver - lithographer. First permanent studio photographer in Sottegem and subsequently Grammont. He called on his customers at home to make photographic portraits. "Photographic portraits on glass, on paper, and on metal plates" (Le Bien Public, 27.1.1855 to 17.6.1855), which points to him operating initially as a daguerreotypist.
1862 * - 1871 + Grammont
Also lithographer and printer at this location. CVs signed Broekaert - Mehauden.

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1855 - 1862 / Sottegem
1862 * - 1871 + Grammont

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Bibliography/Webography

DE RO, Jacques. "'Portretten in photographie of lichtteekeningen' - Leopold Broekaert, de eerste portretfotograaf van Geraardsbergen", Gerardimontium, no. 289, January-February 2020, pp. 32-36.

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DIRECTORY_1997#482

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SFJ revised 6.2.2017 & 16.11.2018; MD revised 5.1.2023; SFJ revised 8.2.2023

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