Ferdinand Carlier

1829–1893 (age 64)

Biography

Ferdinand Carlier (1829–1893) was a talented photographer who captured images during the formative years of photographic art and practice. His career coincided with the development and popularization of photography as both a technical craft and an artistic medium in nineteenth-century France.

Carlier's contributions to visual documentation and artistic expression were honored through his burial at Père Lachaise Cemetery, where he rests among the notable figures of French cultural history.