Carjat biography

In addition to his work as a journalist, caricaturist, actor and playwright, Etienne Carjat established a photographic business which he ran from to He continued doing photography through , his portraits appearing in several periodicals, especially those related to theater, arts and letters. Though Etienne Carjat was one of the best French portrait photographers, his memory has been eclipsed by that of his better-known contemporary.

Carjat's portraits were noteworthy for their directness and simplicity.

Étienne Carjat was a French journalist, caricaturist and photographer.

He used the collodion process, producing albumen prints, and some cartes de visite. Back to Profile. Photos Works. Main Photo. Etienne Carjat Self-portrait.

Etienne Carjat was as much a journalist and graphic caricaturist as a photographer.

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