The 150-year-old laboratory of French photographic pioneer Fortuné Joseph Petiot-Groffier (1788-1855) has just been rediscovered, and it's in pretty decent shape for a home office that hasn't been dusted for over a century. You can read more about the story at the Nicephore Niepce site dedicated to the great man. For those of you with good French, there's lots more detail.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Historic French home office discovered
The 150-year-old laboratory of French photographic pioneer Fortuné Joseph Petiot-Groffier (1788-1855) has just been rediscovered, and it's in pretty decent shape for a home office that hasn't been dusted for over a century. You can read more about the story at the Nicephore Niepce site dedicated to the great man. For those of you with good French, there's lots more detail.
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