Antoine Claudet
(1797-1867), Photographer and inventorArtist associated with 45 portraits
Born in Lyons in 1798, Claudet moved to London in 1827 where he became a glass merchant in a Holborn-based firm. He learned photography from Louis Daguerre in the late 1830s, and then established his first daguerreotype studio in London in 1841 behind St Martin-in the-Fields church, London (opposite the National Portrait Gallery). Claudet received honours from both Queen Victoria and Napoleon III for his skills as a photographer. However, he is best known for his chemical experiments, by which he was able to speed up the image-making process, and for his experiments with photographic instruments. He died in London in 1867. The National Portrait Gallery holds more than 20 of his photographs.
Michael Faraday; William Thomas Brande
by Antoine Claudet
half-plate daguerreotype, circa 1846
On display in Room 20 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P740
Sir Charles Wheatstone and his family
by Antoine Claudet
stereoscopic daguerreotype, arched top, 1851-1852
On display in Room 20 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P154
by Andrew Elliott, after Antoine Claudet
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s (1840-1847)
NPG Ax39860
'Sergeant Major in the Coldstream Guards' (An unknown man)
by Antoine Claudet
quarter-plate daguerreotype, 1842-1844
On display in Room 20 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x199971
Unknown man, possibly Nicolaas Henneman
by Antoine Claudet
sixth-plate daguerreotype, 1843-1844
On display in Room 20 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x201540
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by Antoine Claudet
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax16419
Elizabeth Laura Caroline Stourton (née Throckmorton)
by Antoine Claudet
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax46389
by Antoine Claudet
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x76467
Sir Wyke Bayliss; Elizabeth Letitia (née Broade), Lady Bayliss
by Antoine Claudet
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x75775
Marie Amelie Therese, Queen of the French
by Antoine Claudet
albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1860s
NPG x74620
by Antoine Claudet
albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1860s
NPG x32952
by Antoine Claudet
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x74529
by Antoine Claudet
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s?
NPG Ax39805
by Antoine Claudet
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax7483
Catherine Elizabeth (née Neville), Viscountess Stopford
by Antoine Claudet
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860
NPG x1486
Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans, Countess of Paris
by Antoine Claudet
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x74603
by Antoine Claudet
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x134613
Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
by Antoine Claudet
photogravure, 1860s
NPG x20186
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Stephen Furniss
08 September 2020, 08:23
Claudet was buried with his mother in law at Highgate cemy but within a few months was removed to a brick lined vault on a main pathside. A much more prestigious location and grave. He sometimes get mentioned on the guided tours,but his importance can not be underestimated.