UNIEJÓW - Kloch de Kernitz. 4 photos from Uniejów: 1) Collegiate Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 2) Uniejów castle, 3) court building, 4) court courtyard; photo b/w, ca. 1865, pasted on stiff paper no signature, but photos have all features of Kloch and Dutkiewicz atelier; minor soiling of sheet edges, photo with cropped corners, good condition; photo dimensions115x95, 120x95,105x120mm.
Baron Ferdinand Kloch de Kernitz worked for Karol Beyer, the pioneer of Warsaw photography. Since 1866, together with Meletius Dutkiewicz, they ran an atelier at 7 Krakowskie Przedmieście St. They also had a branch in Kalisz, from where it is very close to Uniejow. In 1869 the paths of the partners parted. Melecjusz Dutkiewicz (1836-1897) studied photography in Vienna. From 1865 he worked at Beyer's atelier in Warsaw, where he met F. Kloch. After the company dissolved, they sold the atelier. Dutkiewicz tried to make a living from the production of bromo-gelatin films. Unfortunately, not much came of it.He died in poverty.
