François Willème

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Photosculpture of François Willème from the 1860s
Willème's rotunda laboratory at 42 Avenue de Wagram in Paris
Series of photographs taken in 1865 for a photosculpture
Two photographs for a photosculpture, probably of the King of Spain

François Willème (27 May 1830 – 31 January 1905) was a French artist (painter, sculptor and photographer).

Willème developed and patented a process for producing portrait sculpture using synchronized photo projections to create photosculptures.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "US Patent 43,822". 1864. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

External links[]

  • François Willème in American public collections, on the French Sculpture Census website Edit this at Wikidata


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