Marcelin & Alexandre

Identity

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Partnership

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  • Professional / Connected

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Activity

1844 - 1845 Louvain, Place Marguerite (Hôtel du Sauvage)
Itinerant daguerreotypists. "Operators and correspondants for the Bourquin firm of Paris... Practical lessons... Sale of cameras and everything related to photography" (Journal de Louvain, 22.12.1844). "Visits at home. Prices from 10 francs. Work exhibited at the 'Société de l'Académie de Musique' and in Meunier’s bookshop, Grand Place, 17" (Journal des Petites Affiches, 12, 19, 26.1.1845 and 2.2.1845).
1845 Louvain, Grand Place, 17 (on Meunier's premises)
"Messrs Marcelin and Alexandre inform persons who have to have their daguerreotype portraits taken that they are only in Louvain for 6 more days" (Journal de Louvain, 13.4.1845). Two months later, daguerreotype portraits were again being advertised on Meunier's premises, this time anonymously: "1/2 plate 12 francs; 1/4 plate 8 francs; 1/6 plate 6 francs" (Journal de Louvain, 15.6.1845).

Locations

1844 - 1845 Louvain, Place Marguerite (Hôtel du Sauvage)
1845 Louvain, Grand Place, 17 (on Meunier's premises)

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Record source

DIRECTORY_1997#2921

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Dates of creation/revision

MD revised 23.7.2024 & 14.8.2024; SFJ revised 16.8.2024 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght

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