Frédéric Martens
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| Frédéric Martens | |
|---|---|
 Noel Paymal Lerebours - Frederic Martens - Antoine Gaudin from Davanne 1903.jpg 1844 daguerreotype of (from left) Noël Paymal Lerebours, 2 unknown men, Frédéric Martens and Marc Antoine Auguste Gaudin. | |
| Native name | Friedrich von Martens |
| Born | Friedrich von Martens December 16, 1806 Venice, Italy |
| 💀Died | January 12, 1885 (aged 78) Paris, FranceJanuary 12, 1885 (aged 78) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | French, Italian, German |
| Other names | Frédéric Vincent Martens |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Honours | Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honor |
Frédéric Vincent Martens, born Friedrich von Martens (December 16, 1806 – January 12, 1885) was a Italian-French photographer, engraver and inventor who spent most of his life and career in Paris. However he also lived and worked in Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium. Martens is best known for being the pioneer of panoramic-view daguerreotypes.
Early life[edit]
Martens was born on December 16, 1806 in Venice, in the Veneto region in northeastern Italy.[1] His family is originally from the Kingdom of Württemberg and his father was a German diplomat.
Martens studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, literally The Academy of Fine Arts of Venice.[2]
Career[edit]
Before 1840[edit]
Martens began his artistic career painting Italian landscapes. However, in the 1830s, he made a name for himself in western Europe as an engraver. He produced many steel engraving prints of Swiss artist's works such as Johann Ludwig Bleuler, Johann Rudolf Bühlmann, Johann Jakob Tanner and David Alois Schmid, or of his own drawings.
1840's[edit]
In the early 1840's, Martens's interest for photography awakened. Thus, he started working with photographers like Noël Paymal Lerebours and Pierre-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière.[3]
From 1840, Martens worked in Lausanne with Samuel Heer and Marc Secretan on daguerreotype research and production.[4]
In 1845, Martens lived in Paris (17 rue Férou, in the 6th arrondissement). There he invented the Megaskop-Kamera, the first successful and technically effective panoramic camera. The first version of this camera featured a 1/4 swing lens and had a 150-degree arc. 4.7" x 15" curved daguerreotype plates were used on this model. A patent for this work is delivered on June 11, 1845 by the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce.[5]
1850's[edit]
In 1851, Martens is renowned as one of the best tablotypists (according to Henry Fox Talbot).[6] This year, Martens exhibited several albumen prints of architectural views at the Great Exhibition in London, for which he was awarded the Council Medal.[7] Also on view was his panorama of Mont Blanc created with 14 calotypes. It was reshown at the 1855 Exposition Universelle in Paris, where he was decorated with the National Order of the Legion of Honor.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "MARTENS Frédéric - Légion d'honneur - Base de données Léonore". Base de données Léonore (leonore.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ↑ Giradin, Daniel (2010-09-23). "Friedrich von Martens". Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse (in français). Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ↑ "File:Parthenon 1839.jpg". Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org). 2009-03-18. Description. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ↑ "Marc Francois Louis Secretan". Science Museum Group (collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk). Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ↑ "Ministry of Agriculture Membership Certificate". National Museum of American History (americanhistory.si.edu). Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ↑ "Talbot Correspondence Project: TALBOT William Henry Fox to HERSCHEL John Frederick William". The Correspondence of William Henry Fox Talbot (foxtalbot.dmu.ac.uk). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ↑ McArdle, James (2021-05-11). "May 11: Wide". On This Date in Photography: by James McArdle (onthisdateinphotography.com). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
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