Name Jean Philippe Role Politician | Died 1924, Paris, France | |
Born 1836 Montrejeau, France Occupation Photographer and Politician Known for Architectural photography | ||
Jean Pierre Philippe Lampué (1836–1924) was a 19th-century French politician and photographer who worked for the "École of Beaux Arts of Paris".
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Biography
Pierre Lampué studied in the Seminary of Polignan and also in the School of Beautiful Arts in Toulouse. Sources indicate that he may have travelled to Spain in 1864. In 1865, he established in Paris at rue Saint Jacques 237. He became official photographer of the École of Beaux Arts of Paris. During his life, he also achieved the following milestones:
Photography
Lampué participated in exhibitions by the French Society of Photography in 1876 and in 1882. He held his own photographic studio in rue Saint Jacques 237, in Paris until 1879. The Studio was called "French-Spanish photography". This studio was later moved to the Boulevard Port Royal 72 in Paris.
Some of his works, like the album "Façades de Maisons, Villas et Hôtels á Paris", gathered the architecture of Paris. He ended up his photographic activities in 1890.
Artwork holders
Holders of photographs by Pierre Lampué are:
Apart from this, the National Archives of France received, in 1879, 21 heliographic planches by Lampué of the most important monuments in Paris.