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Emile Gsell

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French photographer (1838-1879)

FranceHistorical FiguresLived 1838 to 1879 · aged 40
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Émile Gsell was a French photographer who worked in Southeast Asia, becoming the first commercial photographer based in Saigon. He participated in at least three scientific expeditions, and the images he produced from the first, to Angkor Wat, are among the earliest photographs of that site.

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View of central galleries and towers of Angkor Wat, photo from Ruines d'Ang-Cor, Cambodge, 1866. Albumen print by Émile GsellView of central galleries and towers of Angkor Wat, photo from Ruines d'Ang-Cor, Cambodge, 1866. Albumen print by Émile GsellGroup portrait of Doudart de Lagrée and other members of the Commission d'exploration du Mékong, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 1866. Albumen print by Emile Gsell.Group portrait of Doudart de Lagrée and other members of the Commission d'exploration du Mékong, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 1866. Albumen print by Emile Gsell.

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Émile Gsell was a French photographer who worked in Southeast Asia, becoming the first commercial photographer based in Saigon. He participated in at least three scientific expeditions, and the images he produced from the first, to Angkor Wat, are among the earliest photographs of that site. Though he died at an early age, he managed to make several hundred photographs in just over a dozen years featuring a wide range of subject matter including architecture, landscapes, and studio, ethnographic and genre portraits.

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France
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deceased
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Lived 1838 to 1879 · aged 40
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