Guérin, Eugène

Identity

Category

Person (Male)

Alternative name or descriptor

  • Photographe de l'Armée

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Status

  • Professional

Details

Life dates

Nîmes [Gard, F], 1845 - ?, ?

Activity

1868 * - 1876 / Bruxelles, Rue de Louvain, 32
Louis Eugène, ° 30.11.1845. "Former senior operator at the Paris exhibition, 1867 and for photographer Pierre Petit in Paris and Dupont in Brussels". Arriving from Paris on 11.2.1868, he lived in Saint-Josse, Rue des Plantes, 4 until 25.3.1873. He moved to Brussels, Rue des Paroissiens, 22 on 2.4.1873, then Rue Royale, 142 on 18.10.1876. Apparently rue de Louvain was exclusively a studio address and Guerin lived elsewhere. Member of the ABP from 8.12.1874 ("Rue de Louvain, 32").
1870 * Charleroi, Rue de la Montagne, 28 (on the premises of Mr Daugneaux)
Branch. Opening announced for 15.5.1870. Represented by Mr F. Bauduin, Rue de la Montagne, 26.
1876 * - 1891 / Bruxelles, Rue Royale, 142<76-90> renumbered 180<5.8.90>
Successor: Guérin Auguste
Arrived at this address on 18.10.1876. According to the populaton registry he left for Namur - Jambes on 22.6.1891. There may be a family link to Fitz W. Guerin (1846-1903) who ran a studio in Saint Louis [Missouri, USA] from 1876 to 1903, advertising under the trade name "College Photography", particularly in the light of medals listed on a promotional postcard.
1890 Bruxelles, Rue de la Presse, 3

Locations

1868 * - 1876 / Bruxelles, Rue de Louvain, 32
1870 * Charleroi, Rue de la Montagne, 28 (on the premises of Mr Daugneaux)
1876 * - 1891 / Bruxelles, Rue Royale, 142<76-90> renumbered 180<5.8.90>
1890 Bruxelles, Rue de la Presse, 3

Exhibitions

Naples, Cercle de Parthénope, 1874 (gold medal); Paris, 1878; Brussels, 1880; CV dated 1891 mentions exhibitions at Ghent, Ostend and Liège.

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Affiliated entity

Association belge de Photographie

Type of affiliation

Member of

Dates of affiliation

1874 - 1880

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Management

Record source

DIRECTORY_1997#2022

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Dates of creation/revision

SFJ revised 30.1.2018 & 7.6.2018; SFJ revised 24.3.2020 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 13.5.2020 & 29.4.2021

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