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Servais, Joseph Arnold
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Professional
Details
Life dates
Liège, 1829 - Liège, 1866
Activity
1858 - 1864 / Liège, Rue de l'Agneau, 5 / Rue Sur-Meuse, 37
Successor: Servais Frères
° 27.11.1829; + 25.3.1866. His involvement with photography began around 1854 thanks to two amateurs, the teacher, J. Lenoir, and General Wittert (see those names). Joseph-Arnold photographed the Pont des Arches in Liège around 1858. In 1863 he worked for one month in Paris "with a famous photographer". He then procured cameras and installed himself in his parents’ home. This was a corner site and both addresses were used. In 1864 he formed a partnership with his brother Jean (-Théodore) (see Servais Frères). In 1866 he took photographs for an album containing the portraits of the teaching staff in the municipal schools in Liège, presented to Mr Gillon, former alderman for public education.
Successor: Servais Frères
° 27.11.1829; + 25.3.1866. His involvement with photography began around 1854 thanks to two amateurs, the teacher, J. Lenoir, and General Wittert (see those names). Joseph-Arnold photographed the Pont des Arches in Liège around 1858. In 1863 he worked for one month in Paris "with a famous photographer". He then procured cameras and installed himself in his parents’ home. This was a corner site and both addresses were used. In 1864 he formed a partnership with his brother Jean (-Théodore) (see Servais Frères). In 1866 he took photographs for an album containing the portraits of the teaching staff in the municipal schools in Liège, presented to Mr Gillon, former alderman for public education.
Locations
1858 - 1864 / Liège, Rue de l'Agneau, 5 / Rue Sur-Meuse, 37
Exhibitions
Paris, 1863 (no forename); Liège, Exhibition of industrial art, "Salon des artistes liégeois", 1864 (silver medal).
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Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#3861