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Camille Silvy

French photographer (1834-1910)
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Camille Silvy
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
March 18, 1834, 1834, May 8, 1834[7][8]
Date of death
February 2, 1910, 1910[9]
Place of birth
Nogent-le-Rotrou
Place of death
Saint-Maurice
Country of citizenship
France[11]
Occupation
photographer, diplomat
Award received
Knight of the Legion of Honour[12]
Spouse
Q137170686[10]
Work location
London[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[21]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[32]
Family name
Silvy[18]
Given name
Camille[19]
Has works in the collection
Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, National Gallery of Canada, Photography Collection, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, National Library of Wales, J. Paul Getty Museum, National Gallery of Art[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Member of
Société française de photographie, Royal Photographic Society[13][14]
Military branch
British Army[16]
Name in native language
Camille Silvy[22]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library[23]
Participated in conflict
Franco-Prussian War[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Camille-Léon-Louis Silvy en Camille Silvy en Camille Leon Louis Silvy en Camille-Leon-Louis Silvy en Camille Léon Louis Silvy ar كميل سيلفي de Camille Léon Louis Silvy ja カミーユ・シルヴィ ko 카미유레옹루이 실비 ko 카미유 실비 vi Camille-Leon-Louis Silvy zh 卡米尔·西尔维
🔖 Identifiers · 56
ISNI
000000007365839X
VIAF cluster ID
49390152
Library of Congress authority ID
n91119848
GND ID
11912906X
ARTIC artist ID
98247
AbART person ID
116385
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
316844
Archivio Storico Ricordi person ID
2461
Art UK artist ID
silvy-camille-18341910
Artcyclopedia artist ID
silvy_camille-leon-louis
Artists of the World ID
00802513
Artnet artist ID
camille-léon-louis-silvy
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AskArt person ID
11130597
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13568009q
DDB person (GND) ID
11912906X
DigitaltMuseum ID
0210314072632
Europeana Fashion creator ID
Camille-Léon-Louis Silvy (photographer)
Europeana entity
agent/base/37154
FAST ID
295529
Fotografen.nl ID
330063
Freebase ID
/m/0cnyntx
George Eastman Museum people ID
55421
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m0cnyntx
Grove Art Online ID
T078803
IdRef ID
033441065
Invaluable.com person ID
jy7g9wd1yy
Isidore scholar ID
silvy_camille_photographe
J. Paul Getty Museum agent ID
person/103KDV
Joconde author ID
T513-28155
KulturNav-ID
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Luminous-Lint ID
Camille_de__Silvy
Museum-digital ID
215808
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
27318
NLP ID
a0000001191153
NUKAT ID
n01029666
National Gallery of Art artist ID
36279
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
camille-silvy
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007604960805171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810562951305606
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp08115
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
107363143
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art person ID
12251
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
66905
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
36857
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
3286
Prabook ID
1720805
RA Collections ID
11422
RKDartists ID
330063
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
105643
SBN author ID
PUVV379791
SFMOMA artist ID
Camille_Silvy
SNAC ARK ID
w6n598r1
Union List of Artist Names ID
500005595
Wellcome Collection concept ID
k2843bkq
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJycPH9DVYmKbvdG7TCCwC
Yale LUX ID
person/e5cf73ee-494d-4298-a3a9-bc0ba16b6096

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 6
Art Institute of Chicago, J. Paul Getty Museum, National Gallery of Canada, National Library of Wales, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Member of 2
Royal Photographic Society, Société française de photographie
Occupation 2
diplomat, photographer
Award received 1
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Country of citizenship 1
France
Given name 1
Camille
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Military branch 1
British Army
Participated in conflict 1
Franco-Prussian War
Place of birth 1
Nogent-le-Rotrou
Place of death 1
Saint-Maurice
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
London
← SNARC ID 1
Dubricius
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Summary

Camille Silvy was born on March 18, 1834[1], in Nogent-le-Rotrou[2]. He died on February 2, 1910[3], in Saint-Maurice[4]. He worked as a photographer[5] and diplomat[6].

FAQs

Where was Camille Silvy born?

Camille Silvy was born in Nogent-le-Rotrou[2].

Where did Camille Silvy die?

Camille Silvy died in Saint-Maurice[4].

Who was Camille Silvy married to?

Camille Silvy's spouses include Alice Monnier[10].

What did Camille Silvy do for work?

Camille Silvy worked as a photographer[5] and diplomat[6].

What awards did Camille Silvy receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[12].

Related Entities

France J. Paul Getty Museum London National Library of Wales Nogent-le-Rotrou Saint-Maurice San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . d2aohiyo3d3idm.cloudfront.net. d2aohiyo3d3idm.cloudfront.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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