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Wynants, François (& Driessens, Victor)
Identity
Category
Person (Male)
Alternative name or descriptor
- Maison Centrale de Photographie
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Professional
Details
Life dates
Antwerp, 1824 - ?, ?
Activity
1864 * - 1869 Anvers, Rempart du Lombard, 76
Successor: Van Oudenhoven Jos #
Adrianus Franciscus, ° 1.2.1824. Wynants had lived in the Americas for many years. He arrived at this address on 6.1.1864 coming from Buenos Aires [Argentina]. Studio operational by 20.8.1864. Created "a photographic portrait of Lincoln, taken from life and life-size" (De Koophandel, 5.5.1865). He formed a brief partnership, c. 1866-1867, with Jean Baptiste "Victor" Driessens (° Lille [F], 1820; + Antwerp, 1885), who was initially registered here as an actor on 6.1.1864, then as a photographer before leaving on 3.7.1867. Wynants was subsequently active at this address at the same time as Emile Mangel du Mesnil and the latter's successor Jos Van Oudenhoven who appears to have coexisted with Wynants in 1869. Wynants moved to Begijnenvest, 54, on 15.9.1874. Advertisement in 1876 during the Centennial Exhibition: F. Wynants & C°, 119, Market Street, Philadelphia, USA (Journal des Inventeurs, 1.2.1876).
Successor: Van Oudenhoven Jos #
Adrianus Franciscus, ° 1.2.1824. Wynants had lived in the Americas for many years. He arrived at this address on 6.1.1864 coming from Buenos Aires [Argentina]. Studio operational by 20.8.1864. Created "a photographic portrait of Lincoln, taken from life and life-size" (De Koophandel, 5.5.1865). He formed a brief partnership, c. 1866-1867, with Jean Baptiste "Victor" Driessens (° Lille [F], 1820; + Antwerp, 1885), who was initially registered here as an actor on 6.1.1864, then as a photographer before leaving on 3.7.1867. Wynants was subsequently active at this address at the same time as Emile Mangel du Mesnil and the latter's successor Jos Van Oudenhoven who appears to have coexisted with Wynants in 1869. Wynants moved to Begijnenvest, 54, on 15.9.1874. Advertisement in 1876 during the Centennial Exhibition: F. Wynants & C°, 119, Market Street, Philadelphia, USA (Journal des Inventeurs, 1.2.1876).
Locations
1864 * - 1869 Anvers, Rempart du Lombard, 76
Exhibitions
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Bibliography/Webography
Context
Affiliations
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#4828
Status
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Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 13.9.2019 & 11.12.2020 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; MD revised 8.12.2020 & 11.8.2021