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Detaille, Armand
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Amateur
Details
Life dates
Ougrée, 1858 - ?, ?
Activity
1886 - 1911 Liège - Ougrée
Jean François Armand, ° 26.8.1858. Accountant. The Detaille brothers, Armand and Hubert, undertook joint research on exposure times and shutters. They were granted a patent on 16.8.1887 for "a drop shutter for instant photography". In 1889 they studied the properties of hydroquinone, and in 1890 the toning of transparencies by sodium hydrosulphite and by alum. In addition to their technical research the Detaille brothers were distinguished artistic photographers. Prizewinners of competitions held by the "Bulletin de l'ABP" in 1886, 1888, and 1889.
Jean François Armand, ° 26.8.1858. Accountant. The Detaille brothers, Armand and Hubert, undertook joint research on exposure times and shutters. They were granted a patent on 16.8.1887 for "a drop shutter for instant photography". In 1889 they studied the properties of hydroquinone, and in 1890 the toning of transparencies by sodium hydrosulphite and by alum. In addition to their technical research the Detaille brothers were distinguished artistic photographers. Prizewinners of competitions held by the "Bulletin de l'ABP" in 1886, 1888, and 1889.
Locations
1886 - 1911 Liège - Ougrée
Exhibitions
Detaille Frères: Berlin, 1889; Bruges, 1890; Liège, 1892 (bromide enlargements on paper); Antwerp, 1893 ABP.
Genres / subject matter
Techniques
Bibliography/Webography
Context
Affiliations
Affiliated entity
Association belge de Photographie
Type of affiliation
Member of
Dates of affiliation
1886 - 1911
Description of relationship
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#1449
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 15.4.2017; MD revised 20.7.2021; SFJ revised 23.1.2024 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght