Pierre Petit
(1832-1909), PhotographerArtist associated with 19 portraits
Born in Aups in 1832, Petit was a prolific photographer of portraits as well as other subjects whose work was widely acclaimed during his lifetime. He regularly exhibited in France throughout the 1850s, '60s and '70s, and was dedicated to experimentation with photographic processes and to publishing his findings. Petit's straightforward approach to depicting his sitters attracted the attention of numerous patrons, including Napoleon III. In the early 1870s he was commissioned to photograph various stages of the construction of the Statue of Liberty in New York. He died in Paris in 1909. The National Portrait Gallery holds more than 20 of his photographs.
by Pierre Petit
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x47395
by Pierre Petit
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x45338
by Pierre Petit
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17888
by Pierre Petit, after Unknown artist
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax17894
by Pierre Petit
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x129556
by Pierre Petit
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1860
NPG x127214
by Pierre Petit
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x132398
Ernesto Fortunato Giovanni Maria Rossi
by Pierre Petit
woodburytype, 1870s
NPG Ax25083
Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta
by Pierre Petit
woodburytype on card mount, 1870s
NPG x74304
by Pierre Petit
woodburytype on card mount, 1870s
NPG x28189
Ernesto Fortunato Giovanni Maria Rossi
by Pierre Petit
woodburytype, 1870s
NPG Ax7692
after Lock & Whitfield, and Elliott & Fry, and Fradelle & Marshall, and Pierre Petit, and Louis Bertin, and Unknown photographers
woodburytype, late 1870s
NPG x132955
by Pierre Petit
albumen carte-de-visite, 1880s
NPG Ax17878
by Pierre Petit
bromide print, June 1907
NPG x3719
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
by Pierre Petit
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s-early 1870s
NPG x19951
Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta
by Pierre Petit
woodburytype on card mount, 1870s
NPG Ax7612
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