Charles Nègre

Born: 1820

Death: 1880

Biography:

Charles Nègre (French: [nɛɡʁ] 9 May 1820 – 16 January 1880) was a pioneering photographer, born in Grasse, France. He studied under the painters Paul Delaroche, Ingres and Drolling before establishing his own studio at 21 Quai Bourbon on the Île Saint-Louis, Paris. Delaroche encouraged the use of photography as research for painting Nègre started w...