Joseph Villard
Joseph Villard (born June 8, 1838 in Ploaré , † March 16, 1898 in Quimper ) was a French photographer and postcard publisher .
Life
Joseph Villard was introduced to photography by his brother Jean-Marie , who trained with Nadar and Louis Daguerre in Paris .
Joseph took over the photo studio founded by his brother in Quimper. In the years that followed, Joseph Villard toured Brittany on foot and by bike to absorb the monuments historiques and country life. Little by little he built up a large photo archive, which formed the basis for the postcard publisher, which published more than 7,000 postcards .
His son Joseph-Marie Villard (June 28, 1868– February 9, 1935) and then his grandson Joseph-Henri-Marie Villard (January 10, 1898– January 9, 1981) continued the photo studio.
Collection Villard
Young woman in Pont-Croix
Oven and villagers in Châteaulin
literature
- Joseph-Marie Villard, Photographies de la Bretagne. éditions Calligramme, Quimper 1983. (not evaluated)
Web links
- History of Photography in Quimper (French)
- Le fonds Villard (picture archive Villard)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Villard, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French photographer and postcard publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1838 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ploaré |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 1898 |
| Place of death | Quimper |