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Sacré - Smits, Achille
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Professional / Connected
Details
Life dates
Ghent, 1857 - Ghent, 1897
Activity
1884 / Gand, Rue de la Vigne, 50
° 3.2.1857; + 5.12.1897. Younger brother of Edmond. Originally a goldsmith. Recorded as a photographer living in Charleroi on the occasion of the publication of his marriage banns to Marie Claire Smits (° Koblenz [Prussia, D], 10.4.1860; + ?, 23.9.1922) on 10.4.1884. Only listed in the 1885 Ghent directory. This address was most likely a temporary studio before Sacré - Smits moved to Place du Commerce.
1884 * - 1897 + Gand, Place du Commerce, 12 [Recollettenplein]
Predecessor: Michel François Successor: Sacré - Smits Veuve Achille
Arrived here on 17.4.1884, coming from Rue de la Vigne, 50. Recorded as a photographer at this address on 19.10.1885 on the occasion of the birth of a son. Portrait studio and supplies. Sacré - Smits claimed to be the successor of Beernaert Frères, although François Michel had preceded him. In a 1891 advertisement, Sacré - Smits stated that he owned the negatives of Beernaert Frères and was the general agent in Belgium for "Plaques Photographiques Beernaert" (Dubbele wegwijzer der stad Gent en der provincie Oost-Vlaanderen, 1891). On CVs, "opposite the Palace of Justice".
° 3.2.1857; + 5.12.1897. Younger brother of Edmond. Originally a goldsmith. Recorded as a photographer living in Charleroi on the occasion of the publication of his marriage banns to Marie Claire Smits (° Koblenz [Prussia, D], 10.4.1860; + ?, 23.9.1922) on 10.4.1884. Only listed in the 1885 Ghent directory. This address was most likely a temporary studio before Sacré - Smits moved to Place du Commerce.
1884 * - 1897 + Gand, Place du Commerce, 12 [Recollettenplein]
Predecessor: Michel François Successor: Sacré - Smits Veuve Achille
Arrived here on 17.4.1884, coming from Rue de la Vigne, 50. Recorded as a photographer at this address on 19.10.1885 on the occasion of the birth of a son. Portrait studio and supplies. Sacré - Smits claimed to be the successor of Beernaert Frères, although François Michel had preceded him. In a 1891 advertisement, Sacré - Smits stated that he owned the negatives of Beernaert Frères and was the general agent in Belgium for "Plaques Photographiques Beernaert" (Dubbele wegwijzer der stad Gent en der provincie Oost-Vlaanderen, 1891). On CVs, "opposite the Palace of Justice".
Locations
1884 / Gand, Rue de la Vigne, 50
1884 * - 1897 + Gand, Place du Commerce, 12 [Recollettenplein]
1884 * - 1897 + Gand, Place du Commerce, 12 [Recollettenplein]
Exhibitions
Ghent, 1889; Bruges, 1890; Brussels, 1891; Antwerp, 1892; Ghent, 1892 (reportages on platinum); Lille, 1893 (bronze medal); Ghent, 1895 (flowers); Courtrai, 1897.
Genres / subject matter
Techniques
Bibliography/Webography
Context
Affiliations
Affiliated entity
Association belge de Photographie
Type of affiliation
Member of
Dates of affiliation
1889 - 1897
Description of relationship
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#3730
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 16.2.2018, 25.7.2019, 14.7.2020 & 11.9.2020 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght and merged with entry 1997#3728 "Sacré, A.[1]"; SFJ revised 1.6.2021 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 24.11.2021 & 2.12.2021; MD revised 9.12.2021 based on information supplied by Philippe Debergh (Archief Gent); SFJ revised 13.8.2022 & 23.1.2024 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght