Édouard Baldus French, born Germany, 1813–1889

JunÉdouard Baldus was born on June 5, 1813, in Grünebach, Prussia.¹

Édouard Baldus switched to photography in 1849.¹

In 1851, Édouard Baldus was commissioned by the Historic Monuments Commission of France to photograph historic buildings.¹

Édouard Baldus photographed historic buildings in connection with Napoleon III's Haussmann renovation of Paris.¹

In 1855, Baron James de Rothschild commissioned Baldus to photograph for an album as a gift to Queen Victoria.¹

DecÉdouard Baldus died on December 22, 1889, at the age of 76.¹