Pierre Petit is not to be confused with (Jean) Pierre Yves-Petit (1886–1969), another French photographer who usually operated under the name Yvon.
Pierre Lanith Petit (15 August 1832 – 16 February 1909) was a French
photographer. He is sometimes credited as Pierre Lamy Petit.
Work
Petit learned photography in
Paris in the workshop of
André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (1819–1889) (together with 76 other employees). In 1858, he opened his own workshop in Paris with
Antoine René Trinquart, later to be called La Photographie des Deux Mondes. This proved to be very successful and workshops were opened in
Baden-Baden and
Marseille (in partnership with Emile Cazalis).
In his lifetime he made thousands of photographs. In 1908 he handed over the business to his son.
Pierre Petit is not to be confused with (Jean) Pierre Yves-Petit (1886–1969), another French photographer who usually operated under the name Yvon.
Pierre Lanith Petit (15 August 1832 – 16 February 1909) was a French
photographer. He is sometimes credited as Pierre Lamy Petit.
Work
Petit learned photography in
Paris in the workshop of
André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (1819–1889) (together with 76 other employees). In 1858, he opened his own workshop in Paris with
Antoine René Trinquart, later to be called La Photographie des Deux Mondes. This proved to be very successful and workshops were opened in
Baden-Baden and
Marseille (in partnership with Emile Cazalis).
In his lifetime he made thousands of photographs. In 1908 he handed over the business to his son.