Alfred Briquet
Alfred Briquet, Salida del túnel No 15 (Cumbres de Maltrata), 1872-1875, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.6 x 26.3 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Locomotora de vapor tipo 2-6-0, 1872-1875, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.6 x 26.3 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Puente del Chiquihuite, 1872-1875, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.6 x 26.3 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Puente sobre pilotes, 1872-1875, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.6 x 26.3 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Vista del Gran Puente de la Barranca del Infiernillo (Joya), 1872-1875, Artist stamp on mount, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.6 x 26.3 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Vista general del Puente de Metlac, tomado desde las altura que dominan la barranca, 1872-1875, Artist stamp on mount, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.7 x 26.3 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Vista de la salida del Túnel No 9 (Barranca de Metlac), 1872-1875, Artist stamp on mount, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.7 x 26.2 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 5/16 in
Alfred Briquet, Puente de la Soledad, 1872-1875, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.6 x 26.3 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Vista del Túnel No 5 (Barranca de Metlac), 1872-1875, Artist stamp on mount, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.4 x 26.4 cm, 8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Vista del Puente de Atoyac, Longitud 330 pies _ Altura 100 pies, 1872-1875, Artist stamp on mount, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.5 x 26.1 cm, 8 1/16 x 10 1/4 in
Alfred Briquet, Vista del Puente de Metlac, Longitud 450 pies _ Altura 92 pies, 1872-1875, Artist stamp on mount, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.4 x 26.1 cm, 8 x 10 1/4 in
Alfred Briquet, Puente del Atoyac, 1872-1875, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.6 x 26.3 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Vista del viaducto de las Cumbres de Maltrata, Longitud 250 pies _ Altura 95 pies, 1872-1875, Artist stamp on mount, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.4 x 26.1 cm, 8 x 10 1/4 in
Alfred Briquet, Sin título, 1872-1875, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.6 x 26.3 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Vista del túnel No 2 Atoyac, 1872-1875, Artist stamp on mount, Albumen print mounted on board, 26.3 x 20.4 cm, 10 3/8 x 8 in
Alfred Briquet, Vista de los túneles Nos 6 y 7 (Barranca de Metlac), 1872-1875, Artist stamp on mount, Albumen print mounted on board, 26.3 x 20.7 cm, 10 3/8 x 8 1/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Puente de las Cumbres de Maltrata, 1872-1875, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.6 x 26.3 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Entrada del Túnel No 15 (Cumbres de Maltrata), 1872-1875, Artist stamp on mount, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.7 x 26.3 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Estación de Puebla, 1872-1875, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.6 x 26.3 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Barranca de la Joya / El Infiernillo, 1872-1875, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.6 x 26.3 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Viaducto de las Cumbres de Maltrata, 1872-1875, Artist stamp on mount, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.8 x 26.3 cm, 8 3/16 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Vista panorámica, tomada del vértice de las Cumbres, dominando Maltrata, 1872-1875, Artist stamp on mount, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.6 x 26.2 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 5/16 in
Alfred Briquet, Puente de S Juan de Dios, 1872-1875, Artist stamp on mount, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.6 x 26.2 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 5/16 in
Alfred Briquet, Sin título, 1872-1875, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.6 x 26.3 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Vista del puente del Paso del Macho, Longitud 260 pies _ Altura 103 pies, 1872-1875, Artist stamp on mount, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.7 x 26.3 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet, Grúas del muelle inglés en Veracruz, 1872-1875, Albumen print mounted on board, 20.6 x 26.3 cm, 8 1/8 x 10 3/8 in
Alfred Briquet became a photographer in Paris in 1854. He taught photography at École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, the prominent French military academy. He closed his studio in Paris in 1865, but it is not certain when he started work in Mexico, however in 1872, he did receive a commission to record the construction of the Mexican National Railway (Ferrocarril Nacional Mexicano - FNM) line being built between Veracruz and Mexico City after which he gained the attention of President Porfirio Díaz and secured a number of commissions. He also published a series of photography books: Vistas Mexicanas, Tipos Mexicanos and Antigüedades Mexicanos. Following the Mexican Revolution of 1910 he no longer received any government contracts. His photos appeared in several books and albums among them we can mention "Mexico artístico y pintoresco" edited by Julio Michaud and "Mexico, Its Social Evolution" coordinated by the historian Justo Sierra.
Big thanks to Colección Acevedo Mansour for their support in organizing this exhibition.
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