Albert Darier (1843-1915), Swiss Painter - Oil Painting On Cardboard, 19th Century Portrait

Albert Darier (1843–1915), oil on cardboard
Portrait of a 19th-century young man

In perfect condition

• Cardboard dimensions: 21.5 x 27 cm
• Frame dimensions: 37 x 31 cm

Albert Darier, Switzerland. Painter, draftsman, engraver, photographer – Geneva, 1843 – Geneva, 1915.
A student of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and of Gleyre, he knew Corot, with whom his family was connected.
His painting “Les Choristes” is on display at the Musée Rath. He created portraits and engravings of various notable figures, including the “Baronne de Saint-Didier,” the “King of Serbia, Peter I,” the “Prince of Anhalt-Dessau,” and “Professor Ernest Naville.”

In 1888, he invented the “escopette,” a “pistol” for photography, fitted with a stock like a firearm (patent dated November 8, 1888). Fred Boissonnas used this device to take photographs of the Fête des Vignerons in 1889.

Bibliography
Pascale Bonnard Yersin, Roland Cosandey, L’escopette de M.F. Boissonnas à la Fête des Vignerons, Vevey – 1889 : un reportage photographique avant la lettre, Vevey, Musée suisse de l’appareil photographique and Geneva, Éditions Slatkine, 1999.

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