early life and career jean-baptiste sabatier-blot, a french photographer and inventor, was born in paris in 1793. he began his career as a lithographer and engraver, which laid the foundation for his future endeavors in photography. contributions to photography in the 1830s, sabatier-blot became interested in photography, particularly the daguerreotype process, invented by louis daguerre in 1839. he was one of the first photographers t…
Scroll through jean-baptiste sabatier-blot's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups jean-baptiste sabatier-blot's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.