<b>1853 * - 1857 / Bruxelles, Rue de la Bergère (near la Putterie)</b> ° 1.2.1819; + 29.9.1876. Daguerreotypist and photographer. Stereoscopic daguerreotypes. Initially he was a watchmaker: agency for Swiss instruments: watches, music boxes, musical instruments. At this address until 1857, then again from 3.1.1859 (but apparently, no longer a work address). <b>1857 * - 1876 + Bruxelles, Rue de la Madeleine, 13</b> Successor: Deron Veuve François Arrived at this address on 12.3.1857. Could be said to have introduced the CV into Belgium: "New year gifts. Portraits on visiting cards at 9 francs for 12" (L'Echo de Bruxelles, 22.12.1857). Good quality enlargements. Patent of 15.6.1861 for "a photographic camera" [fitted with a removable plate holder divided into several frames permitting multiple exposure]. Member of the ABP from 14.9.1875. <b>1862 ca - 1863 Namur, Rue de la Blanchisserie, 13</b> Short-lived branch studio operated by Pierre-Edouard Dechamps (see that name).