Ketels, Jean

Identity

Category

Person (Male)

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Status

  • Professional

Details

Life dates

Bruges, 1846 - Bruges, 1892

Activity

1869 * - 1871 / Bruges, Rue des Corroyeurs Noirs, 63
Jean Antoine Louis, ° 31.5.1846; + 21.3.1892. Recorded as a photographer on the occasion of his wedding in Bruges on 15.10.1868. Victor Daveluy was one of the witnesses. Moved to this address on 1.1.1869. CV views of Bruges. Ketels was still living here and recorded as a photographer when his son Jules (see that name) was born on 21.5.1871. He had been an operator with Daveluy when he was sentenced to "a fine of 25 francs and eight days imprisonment with costs for theft from his employer Victor Daveluy" (Gazette van Brugge, 17.9.1870).
1871 * - 1882 / Bruges, Rue Rouge, 20 or 31 [Roode Straat]
Moved to no. 31 on 25.7.1871. Brief partnership with François / Francisco Valvo at no. 31 in 1877: see entry for Ketels, [J.] & Valvo, [F.].
1882 * - 1888 / Bruges, Rue Longue, 40
Moved here from Rue Rouge, 33 in November 1882. Near Rue Longue there were two large barracks which provided Ketels with a good percentage of his customers. Moved to Ostend on 12.5.1888.
1889 ca Ostende, Rue Longue, 62
Successor: Ketels Jules
Recorded as a photographer aged 46 resident in Ostend in June 1889 and in November 1891, no street address indicated. Ketels' death certificate recorded his death in Bruges, in a psychiatric institution, the Sint-Domenicusgesticht, Rue des Jacobins, though he was still resident in Ostend. Ketels' two sons Jules and Charles followed in their father's footsteps and became professional photographers.

Locations

1869 * - 1871 / Bruges, Rue des Corroyeurs Noirs, 63
1871 * - 1882 / Bruges, Rue Rouge, 20 or 31 [Roode Straat]
1882 * - 1888 / Bruges, Rue Longue, 40
1889 ca Ostende, Rue Longue, 62

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Bibliography/Webography

RYCKAERT, Marc. "Fotograaf Jan Ketels (Brugge, 1846-1892) en zonen", Brugs Ommeland, September 2023, pp. 153-186.

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DIRECTORY_1997#2436

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Dates of creation/revision

SFJ revised 23.4.2018, 25.5.2018 & 30.9.2018; SFJ revised 22.1.2019, 5.4.2019, 5.9.2019 & 10.10.2022 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 4.11.2021; SFJ revised 22.8.2024 based on information supplied by Marc Ryckaert

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