Edmond Bacot

Edmond Bacot was a photographer documented as being active in 1852. Fifteen of his photographic works are represented in major international museum collections, establishing his legacy in 19th-century architectural documentation.

Bacot’s surviving work focuses almost exclusively on topographical views and detailed studies of historical French architecture, primarily documenting religious and civic structures in Normandy. Specific known works include the detailed views of the Abbaye aux Dames et Hospice, Caen and Abside de Saint-Pierre, Caen. His documentation of ecclesiastical sites also extended to larger cathedrals, exemplified by Bas du Portail, Côté de la Place, Cathédrale de Rouen and Cathédrale de Louviers, vue générale. He also recorded secular structures, such as the Château de Martainville.

The historical and artistic significance of Bacot’s output is affirmed by its preservation in major institutional holdings, including the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Fifteen of his photographs are held by the museum. Today, many Edmond Bacot prints and downloadable artwork are available in the public domain, offering opportunities for scholars and collectors to access high-quality prints of his seminal photographic studies.