Biography: Nude photographer Julien Vallou de Villeneuve

Biography: Nude photographer Julien Vallou de Villeneuve

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Julien Vallou de Villeneuve (1795 – 1866) was a French photographer.

He started his career at the Salon of 1814, exhibiting images depicting daily life, fashion, regional costumes and nude photographs. In the 1820s and 30s he developed an international following for his folio-sized lithographic erotic series Les Jeunes Femmes, depicting racy episodes in the life of young women and their lovers.

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Nude photographer Julien Vallou de Villeneuve

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Nude photographer Julien Vallou de Villeneuve

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Nude photographer Julien Vallou de Villeneuve

Nude photographer Julien Vallou de Villeneuve

Nude photographer Julien Vallou de Villeneuve

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Nude photographer Julien Vallou de Villeneuve

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Nude photographer Julien Vallou de Villeneuve

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Nude photographer Julien Vallou de Villeneuve

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Nude photographer Julien Vallou de Villeneuve

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Nude photographer Julien Vallou de Villeneuve


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