Gsell, Emile, 1838-1879

A French photographer born in Alsace in 1838, Emile Gsell was commissioned by Ernest Doudart de Lagrée and Francis Garnier in 1866 to photograph Angkor Wat as part of their Mekong expedition. That same year Gsell opened a photographic studio in Saigon, which he operated until his death in 1879. He received a medal at the Vienna Universal Exposition of 1873.

From the description of Louis Arbey album of French Indochina, China and Egypt. [1875-1879] (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 670110752

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