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.
William Hepworth Dixon; Harold Baily Dixon
by Antoine Claudet
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG Ax16254
by T.W. Huffam, after a daguerreotype by Antoine Claudet
mezzotint, mid 19th century
NPG D3724
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Henry Thomas Ryall, published by James Watson, published by Goupil & Vibert, after Abraham Solomon, after Antoine Claudet
mezzotint, published 1 May 1845 (1 May 1844)
NPG D37582
by Robert Moore Hodgetts, after a daguerreotype by Antoine Claudet
mezzotint, 1845
NPG D4392
by Robert Moore Hodgetts, after Antoine Claudet
mezzotint, 1845
NPG D5760
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Henry Thomas Ryall, published by J. Watson, after Antoine Claudet
stipple engraving, published 1 May 1845
NPG D20213
Lord George Cavendish Bentinck
by C.B., after Antoine Claudet
lithograph, 1848
NPG D31676
Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
by W. Bosley, after Antoine Claudet
lithograph, 1849
NPG D32205
by Joseph Brown, after Antoine Claudet
stipple engraving, 1850s-1860s
NPG D39394
after a daguerreotype by Antoine Claudet
engraving, probably 1850s
NPG D1134
by J.B. Hunt, after a photograph by Antoine Claudet
stipple engraving, 1850s
NPG D8235
Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton
by Charles Cook, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), sold by Ackermann & Co, and sold by Abel & Son, published by and after Antoine Claudet
stipple engraving, circa 1851
NPG D38776
by J.B. Hunt, published by Rogerson & Tuxford, after Antoine Claudet
line engraving, published 1853
NPG D2049
by J.B. Hunt, published by Rogerson & Tuxford, after Antoine Claudet
line engraving, published 1853
NPG D2069
by Joseph Brown, published by William Fordyce, after Antoine Claudet
stipple engraving, published November 1855
NPG D36461
by George Zobel, printed by Thomas Brooker, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Antoine Claudet
mezzotint, published 7 March 1855
NPG D38977
published by Illustrated London News, after an intermediary drawing by Thomas Dewell Scott, after a photograph by Antoine Claudet
wood engraving, published 27 December 1856
NPG D6854
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox
by Hinchliff, after a daguerreotype by Antoine Claudet
stipple and line engraving, 1860 or after
NPG D5816
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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.