b. 1802; d. April 1872
In 1850 Blanquart-Evrard introduced the Albumen paper print process, and from then onwards this became the main printing medium until the end of the century, when Gelatin-based papers superseded it.
At this time the conventional method of printing was to use printing-out paper in the sun - a very slow process. Blanquart- Evrard's technique of developing prints instead of the conventional printing out process led to a much faster output of prints.
In 1851 he opened an establishment for the mass production of photographic prints, producing photographs by Henri Le Secq, Charles Negre, and Maxime Du Camp amongst others.
Together with Thomas Sutton, in 1856 he founded the magazine "Photographic Notes," a journal which continued for eleven years.
© Robert Leggat, 1999.