Antoine Meyer, 1870 (ca), Adolphe Braun, Carte de visite, Archive Farms, LL/64933
Adolphe Braun
Born: Jean Adolphe Braun Other: Adolphe Braun et Cie Other: A. Braun Other: Ad. Braun Joint: Braun Clément & Cie
Born: 1812, 13 June - France, Besançon Died: 1877, 31 December - Dornach Gender: Male Active: France
A textile designer who in 1853 took up photography. He took a series of 300 flower studies as an aid to artists and designers. He also became a major supplier of reproductions of artistic works and scenic views.
In 1876, the year before his death, the firm of Adolphe Braun et Cie (1876-1889) was established and his son Gaston Braun continued the business. The firm continued under different names - Braun Clément & Cie (1889-1910) and Braun et Cie (1910-).
Genealogy of Adolphe Braun
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