Pierre Brandebourg

Pierre Paul Brandebourg, also Peter Brandenbourg (1824-1878) was a Luxembourgish painter and photographer.

Both his son Charles (Carl) (1851–1906) and his grandson Emile followed in his footsteps, working as photographers in Luxembourg.

[1] [2] Although Brandebourg was recognized as a competent artist with his paintings of men at work and scenes of the harbour in Antwerp or the steel factories of Luxembourg, he had difficulty in making a living from art alone.

He therefore turned to photography, opening Luxembourg's first photographic studio on the Fish Market.

As a result of the care he took with composition and lighting, having one's portrait taken "chez Brandebourg" became increasingly popular.