Emile-Andre Letellier

Caen – The Artists – Letellier, Emile-Andre

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who worked in Caen. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this page.

Emile-Andre Letellier
Emile-Andre Letellier

Movement(s): Photography

Emile-Andre Letellier (1833 – 1893) was a French photographer who worked almost exclusively in Normandy, France.

He became the Director of the monthly “Union photographique de France” magazine which was based in Le Havre, Normandy.

Composed of five volumes (one per department), “La Normandie monumentale et picturesque” is the fruit of the association between the publisher Alexis-Guislain Lemale and Emile Letellier. The first volume, corresponding to the Seine Inferieure, is the only one illustrated with Letellier’s photographs, because he died two years after the start of their collaboration.

Not much else is known about this artist.

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1877 - Emile-Andre Letellier - Caen, Saint-Pierre-apse of the church
1877 – Emile-Andre Letellier – Caen, Saint-Pierre-apse of the church

TODAY: The Saint-Pierre church, located next to the fortress can be visited. Click here to read more about this church

1877 - Emile-Andre Letellier - The abbey church of the Holy Trinity in Caen
1877 – Emile-Andre Letellier – The abbey church of the Holy Trinity in Caen

TODAY: The church is integrated with the Caen City Hall.

Creully sur Seulles

The village of Creully sur Seulles (population: 2,270) lies a bit along the way from Caen on the North/West in between Caen and Bayeau.

1877 - Emile-Andre Letellier - View of the castle of Creully
1877 – Emile-Andre Letellier – View of the castle of Creully

TODAY: The Cruilly castle still exists and can be visited.

Letellier applied his photographic art mostly in the Normandy region. Here are all the places he photographed (a link “⇠” to his works will appear when published):

Artists featured here who painted in Caen (but not limited to) are (a link “” will be placed next to an artist name when their works are published. A “*” means that the artist did NOT work in Caen itself, instead worked in nearby villages and towns):

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