Gaudin, Alexis & frère

Region: France    Period: 1850–1890    Occupation: Publisher  

Alexis Gaudin & frère was a pioneer in stereoscopy. Alexis Gaudin began his career as a manufacturer of daguerreotype plates. He was assisted by his elder brother, Marc Antoine, who started producing daguerreotypes shortly after the introduction of the daguerreotype process.

In 1851, Alexis Gaudin took over publication of the photographic journal La Lumière. Together with his other brother, Charles, he founded Alexis Gaudin & frère. The company grew into a major publisher of stereoviews, with branches in Paris and London. A catalogue issued by the publisher in 1856 listed approximately 1,500 stereoview titles.

In 1854, Charles Gaudin patented a stereoscope design featuring a sliding-box focusing mechanism.

Related items: Daguerreotype  Sliding-box focus

People:

Marc Antoine Augustin Gaudin
* 5 April 1804, Saintes, France   † 2 August 1880, Paris, France
Alexis Pierre Ignace Gaudin
* 28 November 1816, Saintes, France   † 8 April 1894, Paris, France
Charles Jacques Emmanuel Gaudin
* 18 March 1825, Saintes, France   † 7 March 1905, Saint-Germain, France

Patents and registrations:

Number: 19377
Système de stéréoscope
Filing: 15-04-1854, Applicant(s): Jacques Charles Emmanuel Gaudin. via: archives.inpi.fr

Further reading:

  • Pellerin, Denis; May, Brian. Stereoscopy: The Dawn of 3-D (2021) , pp. 124-126
Published: 29-05-2026