Maker/Artist
Soulier, Charles
French photographer, active second half of the 19th century
From 1854 to 1859 Soulier operated in a partnership with A. Clouzard producing panoramas and stereoscopic views of Paris. In 1858 the firm engraved plates from photographs by William Henry Fox Talbot, and in 1859 Soulier bought out Clouzard. In 1859 Soulier accompanied Napoleon III on the campaign to Austria and recorded the troops departing for Magenta, Italy. In 1865 Soulier set up a studio in Paris with Claude-Marie Ferrier until 1864. In 1865 Soulier used the albumen method to photograph the new topography of Paris, he then published a book entitled 'Vues instantanées de Paris'. Soulier was named "photographer to the emperor" in 1867. Soulier photographed Mont Blanc, France in 1869. In 1871 Soulier photographed the Paris Commune and the communards.
