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3 unusual facts about Georges Bontemps


Georges Bontemps

In 1848, when the second French Revolution forced Georges Bontemps to flee to England, he found employment at Chance Brothers, due to his longtime friendship with Chance.

Despite being a great friend of Antoine Claudet (Antoine-François-Jean Claudet), the eminent Victorian photographer and inventor, only one photograph is known to exist of Georges Bontemps and this was not taken by Claudet.

Georges Bontemps was a director of a French glass manufacturer based at Choisy-le-Roi until 1848.



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