Auguste-Rosalie Bisson
Illustration — Col du Géant Auguste-Rosalie Bisson (1 May 1826 – 22 April 1900) was a French photographer, active from 1841 to the year of his death, 1900. He was born and died in Paris and was the son of the heraldic painter, Louis-François Bisson and the brother of Louis-Auguste Bisson. He was the first person to take pictures from the summit of Mont Blanc, in the summer of 1861.
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Auguste-Rosalie Bisson
Auguste-Rosalie Bisson · The Cleveland Museum of Art · James Parmelee Fund · CC0
- Born
- 1826 · former 5th arrondissement of Paris.
- Died
- 1900 · 6th arrondissement of Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- photographer · painter · daguerreotypist
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Col du Géant Auguste-Rosalie Bisson (1 May 1826 – 22 April 1900) was a French photographer, active from 1841 to the year of his death, 1900. He was born and died in Paris and was the son of the heraldic painter, Louis-François Bisson and the brother of Louis-Auguste Bisson. He was the first person to take pictures from the summit of Mont Blanc, in the summer of 1861.
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Born at former 5th arrondissement of Paris in 1826, died at 6th arrondissement of Paris in 1900.
The recorded working language is French. Residence is recorded at Paris. Work by Auguste-Rosalie Bisson is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Netherlands Photo Museum and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Ypres, Belgium, c. 1855–1862, by Auguste-Rosalie Bisson
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![Chartres cathedral: south portal. Photograph by Bisson Frères, ca. 1857., [1857?], by Auguste-Rosalie Bisson](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0048814/full/800,/0/default.jpg)
Chartres cathedral: south portal. Photograph by Bisson Frères, ca. 1857., [1857?], by Auguste-Rosalie Bisson
Auguste-Rosalie Bisson · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
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