Charles Baugniet

Charles-Louis Baugniet (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl lwi boɲɛ]; 27 February 1814 – 5 July 1886) was a Belgian painter, lithographer and aquarellist.

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Baugniet also designed the first Belgian postage stamp (the so-called Epaulettes type) brought into circulation on 1 July 1849.

Almost overnight the invention and development of photography strangled the traditional market of lithographic portraits, forcing many of Baugniet's colleagues to become professional photographers.

Baugniet however concentrated on producing paintings and portraits which displayed the studied elegance of the Second French Empire, a genre that enjoyed great popularity.

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