Eugène Appert
Ernest Eugène Appert (1830–1891) was a French photographer known for having produced a series of faked photos, titled Crimes de la Commune, meant to discredit the communards protesting in the Paris communes of 1871. His work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Getty Museum, the Musée d'Orsay, the National Portrait Gallery, London, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Appert was born in Angers in the Pays de la Loire in 1830 and died in 1891 in Cannes, France.
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Eugène Appert
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- Born
- 1830 · Châteauroux.
- Died
- 1891 · Médan.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- photographer
- Known for
- Crimes de la Commune
- Languages
- French
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Ernest Eugène Appert (1830–1891) was a French photographer known for having produced a series of faked photos, titled Crimes de la Commune, meant to discredit the communards protesting in the Paris communes of 1871. His work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Getty Museum, the Musée d'Orsay, the National Portrait Gallery, London, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Appert was born in Angers in the Pays de la Loire in 1830 and died in 1891 in Cannes, France.
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The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Works named in the authority record are Crimes de la Commune. Work by Eugène Appert is recorded in the collections of Musée Carnavalet, Musée de l'Armée, Photography Collection and J. Paul Getty Museum.
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1830
Eugène Appert born at Châteauroux.
1891
Eugène Appert died at Médan.
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His recorded language was French.
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Musée Carnavalet, Musée de l'Armée, Photography Collection and J. Paul Getty Museum
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