Maxime Du Camp
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| - | [[Image:The Sphinx by Maxime Du Camp, 1849.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[Great Sphinx]] by [[Maxime Du Camp]], [[1849]], taken when he traveled in [[Egypt]] with [[Gustave Flaubert]].]] | + | {| class="toccolours" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 2em; font-size: 85%; background:#c6dbf7; color:black; width:30em; max-width: 40%;" cellspacing="5" |
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| + | "[[Paris]], tel qu'il était au lendemain de la [[French Revolution of 1848 |révolution de 1848]], allait devenir inhabitable ; sa population, singulièrement accrue et remuée par le mouvement incessant des chemins de fer, dont le rayon s'étendait chaque jour davantage et se reliait aux voies ferrées des nations voisines, sa population étouffait dans les ruelles putrides, étroites, enchevêtrées où elle était forcément parquée."--''[[Paris, ses organes, ses fonctions, sa vie dans la seconde moitié du XIX siècle]]'' (1869-1875) by Maxime Du Camp | ||
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| + | [[Image:The Sphinx by Maxime Du Camp, 1849.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[The Great Sphinx of Giza (photo by Maxime Du Camp)]], [[1849]]]] | ||
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| - | '''Maxime Du Camp''' ([[February 8]], [[1822]], [[Paris]] - [[February 9]], [[1894]]) was a [[French writer]] and [[Photography|photographer]], travel companion of [[Gustave Flaubert]]. | ||
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| - | Du Camp was the son of a successful [[surgery|surgeon]]. After finishing college, he indulged in his strong desire for travel, thanks to his father's assets. Du Camp travelled in [[Europe]] and the East between 1844 and [[1845]], and again between [[1849]] and [[1851]] in company of [[Gustave Flaubert]]. After his return, Du Camp wrote about his traveling experiences. | ||
| - | In 1851 Du Camp was a founder of the ''[[Revue de Paris]]'' (suppressed in 1858), and a frequent contributor to the ''[[Revue des deux mondes]]''. In 1853 he became an officer of the [[Legion of Honour]]. Serving as a volunteer with [[Giuseppe Garibaldi|Garibaldi]] in 1860, Du Camp recounted his experiences in ''Expédition des deux Siciles'' ([[1861]]). In 1870 he was nominated for the senate, but his election was frustrated by the downfall of the [[Second French Empire|Empire]]. He was elected a member of the [[Académie Française|French Academy]] in 1880, mainly, it is said, on account of his history of the [[Paris Commune|Commune]], published under the title of ''Les Convulsions de Paris'' (1878-1880). | + | '''Maxime Du Camp''' (1822 – 1894) was a [[French writer]] and [[Photography|photographer]], travel companion of [[Gustave Flaubert]]. |
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| + | Born in [[Paris]], Du Camp was the son of a successful [[surgery|surgeon]]. After finishing college, he indulged in his strong desire for travel, thanks to his father's assets. Du Camp traveled in [[Europe]] and the East between 1844 and 1845, and again between 1849 and 1851 in company with [[Gustave Flaubert]]. After his return, Du Camp wrote about his traveling experiences. Flaubert also wrote about his experiences with Maxime. | ||
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| + | In 1851, Du Camp became a founder of the ''Revue de Paris'' (suppressed in 1858), and a frequent contributor to the ''[[Revue des deux mondes]]''. In 1853, he became an officer of the [[Legion of Honour]]. Serving as a volunteer with [[Giuseppe Garibaldi|Garibaldi]] in his 1860 [[I Mille|conquest of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]], Du Camp recounted his experiences in ''Expédition des deux Siciles'' (1861). In 1870 he was nominated for the senate, but his election was frustrated by the downfall of the [[Second French Empire|Empire]]. He was elected a member of the [[Académie française]] in 1880, mainly, it is said, on account of his history of the [[Paris Commune|Commune]], published under the title of ''Les Convulsions de Paris'' (1878–1880). | ||
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| + | Du Camp was an early amateur [[photographer]] who learned the craft from [[Gustave Le Gray]] shortly prior to departing on his 1849-1859 trip to [[Egypt]]. His travel books were among the first to be illustrated with photographs. | ||
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| + | Maxime Du Camp died in 1894 and was buried in the [[Cimetière de Montmartre]] in the [[Montmartre Quarter]] of Paris. | ||
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| + | ==Works== | ||
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| *''Chants modernes'' (1855) | *''Chants modernes'' (1855) | ||
| *''Convictions'' (1858) | *''Convictions'' (1858) | ||
| - | Numerous works on travel: | + | Works on travel: |
| - | ''Souvenirs et paysages d'orient'' (1848) | + | *''Souvenirs et paysages d'orient'' (1848) |
| - | *''Egypte, Nubie, Palestine, Syrie'' (1852) | + | *''[[Egypte, Nubie, Palestine, Syrie]]'' (1852) |
| Works of art criticism: | Works of art criticism: | ||
| *''Les Salons de 1857, 1859, 1861'' | *''Les Salons de 1857, 1859, 1861'' | ||
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| *''[[Théophile Gautier]]'' (1890) | *''[[Théophile Gautier]]'' (1890) | ||
| - | Du Camp authored a valuable book on the daily life of Paris, ''Paris, ses organes, ses fonctions, sa vie dans la seconde moitié du XIX siècle'' (1869-1875). He published several works on social questions, one of which, the ''Auteurs de mon temps'', was to be kept sealed in the Bibliothèque Nationale until 1910. His ''Souvenirs littéraires'' (2 vols., 188 21883) contain much information about contemporary writers, especially Gustave Flaubert, of whom Du Camp was an early and intimate friend. | + | Du Camp authored a valuable book on the daily life of Paris, ''[[Paris, ses organes, ses fonctions, sa vie dans la seconde moitié du XIX siècle]]'' (1869–1875). He published several works on social questions, one of which, the ''Auteurs de mon temps'', was to be kept sealed in the Bibliothèque Nationale until 1910. His ''[[Souvenirs littéraires]]'' (2 vols., 1882–1883) contain much information about contemporary writers, especially Gustave Flaubert, of whom Du Camp was an early and intimate friend. |
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| - | Du Camp was an early amateur [[photographer]]s whose travel books were among the first to be illustrated with photographs. | + | |
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| - | Maxime Du Camp died in 1894 and was buried in the [[Cimetière de Montmartre]] in the [[Montmartre Quarter]] of Paris. | + | |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Kuchuk Hanem]] | ||
| + | *[[Flaubert in Egypt]] | ||
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"Paris, tel qu'il était au lendemain de la révolution de 1848, allait devenir inhabitable ; sa population, singulièrement accrue et remuée par le mouvement incessant des chemins de fer, dont le rayon s'étendait chaque jour davantage et se reliait aux voies ferrées des nations voisines, sa population étouffait dans les ruelles putrides, étroites, enchevêtrées où elle était forcément parquée."--Paris, ses organes, ses fonctions, sa vie dans la seconde moitié du XIX siècle (1869-1875) by Maxime Du Camp |
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Maxime Du Camp (1822 – 1894) was a French writer and photographer, travel companion of Gustave Flaubert.
Biography
Born in Paris, Du Camp was the son of a successful surgeon. After finishing college, he indulged in his strong desire for travel, thanks to his father's assets. Du Camp traveled in Europe and the East between 1844 and 1845, and again between 1849 and 1851 in company with Gustave Flaubert. After his return, Du Camp wrote about his traveling experiences. Flaubert also wrote about his experiences with Maxime.
In 1851, Du Camp became a founder of the Revue de Paris (suppressed in 1858), and a frequent contributor to the Revue des deux mondes. In 1853, he became an officer of the Legion of Honour. Serving as a volunteer with Garibaldi in his 1860 conquest of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Du Camp recounted his experiences in Expédition des deux Siciles (1861). In 1870 he was nominated for the senate, but his election was frustrated by the downfall of the Empire. He was elected a member of the Académie française in 1880, mainly, it is said, on account of his history of the Commune, published under the title of Les Convulsions de Paris (1878–1880).
Du Camp was an early amateur photographer who learned the craft from Gustave Le Gray shortly prior to departing on his 1849-1859 trip to Egypt. His travel books were among the first to be illustrated with photographs.
Maxime Du Camp died in 1894 and was buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris.
Works
- Chants modernes (1855)
- Convictions (1858)
Works on travel:
- Souvenirs et paysages d'orient (1848)
- Egypte, Nubie, Palestine, Syrie (1852)
Works of art criticism:
- Les Salons de 1857, 1859, 1861
Novels:
- L'Homme au bracelet d'or (1862)
- Une histoire d'amour (1889)
Literary studies:
- Théophile Gautier (1890)
Du Camp authored a valuable book on the daily life of Paris, Paris, ses organes, ses fonctions, sa vie dans la seconde moitié du XIX siècle (1869–1875). He published several works on social questions, one of which, the Auteurs de mon temps, was to be kept sealed in the Bibliothèque Nationale until 1910. His Souvenirs littéraires (2 vols., 1882–1883) contain much information about contemporary writers, especially Gustave Flaubert, of whom Du Camp was an early and intimate friend.
See also
