Jules Itier
Illustration — Signatories of the Whampoa Treaty with Lagrené and Qiying in the center, 1844 • Illustration — Daguerreotype of Macao, taken by Itier in 1844 Jules Alphonse Eugène Itier (ʒyl alfɔ̃s øʒɛn itje; 1802–1877) was a French customs inspector and amateur daguerreotypist. Between 1842 and 1843 he traveled to Senegal, Guadeloupe and India, where he took a number of early daguerreotypes. In December 1843, Itier was sent to accompany Théodore de Lagrené on his journey to China, where he had been dispatched by Louis Philippe to conclude a commercial treaty.
Also recorded as André-Victor-Alcide-Jules Itier · Alphonse-Eugène-Jules Itier · Alphonse Eugène Jules Itier · Andre-Victor-Alcide-Jules Itier
Jules Itier
Jules Itier · Publié dans Prestige de la photographie, revue trimestrielle, n°8, janvier 1980. Article Jules Itier, le reporter aux 1000 daguerréotypes, 1 - Le voyage en chine, Gilbert Gimon, pages 78 à 99. · Public domain
- Born
- 1802 · Paris.
- Died
- 1877 · Montpellier.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- photographer · daguerreotypist · agronomist · geologist · customs officer
- Education
- Lycée Henri-IV · Lycée Thiers
- Honours
- Officer of the Legion of Honour · knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
- Languages
- French
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In China, Itier documented the conclusion of the Treaty of Whampoa and took a number of daguerreotypes of Chinese people and scenery in the Guangdong region. Although the daguerreotype reportedly reached China in the later stages of the First Opium War, Itier's daguerreotypes are the earliest preserved photographs of China. Upon his return to France, Itier wrote an extensive travelogue of his journey to China.
Jules Itier studied at Lycée Henri-IV and Lycée Thiers. The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are China. Positions recorded include chairperson and President of the Académie de Marseille. Work by Jules Itier is recorded in the collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, French Museum of Photography and J. Paul Getty Museum. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour and knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.
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Jules Itier appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a photographer and “Zollbeamter” (8 April 1802 – 13 October 1877). The birth of Jules Itier is recorded on 8 April 1802, and the death on 13 October 1877 in Montpellier (Hérault). Jules Itier was born in Paris, France, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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1802
Jules Itier born at Paris.
1877
Jules Itier died at Montpellier.
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- Jules Itier, Daguerreotypist, History of Photography, 1981
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- 1.Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Savoie. le site du Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques - cths.fr.
- 2.Barbara Staniszewska. Jules Itier (1802-1877) ; A French Daguerreotypist in Macao. 2017. Review of culture. 55. Instituto Cultural de Macau.
- 3.Base Léonore LH/1337/65
- 4.Alphonse-Eugene-Jules Itier. Getty Center.
- 5.Michel Boyé. Globe-trotter et reporter : Jules Itier, 1842-1846. Musée des douanes. 1991.
- 6.Jules Itier : premières photographies de la Chine, 1844. Musée français de la photographie / Conseil général de l'Essonne. 2012. 978-2-9507082-2-9.
- 7.Marine Cabos. Jules Itier : un daguerréotypiste en Chine. L'Œil de la photographie. 28 novembre 2012.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Gilbert Gimont, « Le voyage en Égypte : 1845-1846 », Prestige de la photographie, 9, .
- Régine Mazauric. Jules Itier and the China Mission. INHA. Collectionneurs, collecteurs et marchands d'art asiatique en France 1700-1939. 21 mars 2022.
- Pascal Beyls. « Jules Itier, douanier, géologue, photographe » 2026. . 390 p.
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Jules Itier, Daguerreotypist, History of Photography, 1981Crossref registry
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