* Hippolyte Bayard's birth record reveals he was born at "trois heures du matin" (three in the morning). Famous for his Self Portrait as a Drowned Man, he had Neptune rising in Scorpio in mutual reception with Pluto in Pisces.
Hippolyte Bayard (20 January 1801 – 14 May 1887) was a French photographer; a pioneer in the history of photography. He invented his own process known as direct positive printing and presented the world's first public exhibition of photographs on 24 June 1839. He claimed to have invented photography earlier than Louis-Jacques Mandé Daguerre in France and William Henry Fox Talbot in England, the men traditionally credited with its invention.
Read more from his Wikipedia biography.
Photo credit: Bayard's 1840 Self Portrait as a Drowned Man.
HOROSCOPE NOTES
Bayard is famous for his 1840 photograph Self Portrait as a Drowned Man (pictured above). On his Ascendant (self), he had Neptune (photograph, portrait) in Scorpio (drowned, dead man). Moreover, Bayard had Neptune in Scorpio in mutual reception with Pluto (death) in Pisces (image). Mars (the pioneer) opposes Neptune.
NATAL DATA and ASTROLOGY CHART
BIRTH DATA: André Hypolite Bayard, 20 January 1801, 03:00 (3:00 a.m.) LMT (-0:09:12), Breteuil, France (49n38, 02e18).
ASC: 23 Scorpio.
RR=AA (from quoted birth record).
SOURCE: Sy Scholfield (c) quotes an online picture and transcript of the birth registry entry at Claude Marillier's website <http://http://collodion.claude-marillier.net/PGH/hippolyte_bayard.html>: "Transcription du texte porté au Registre de l'Etat Civil de Breteuil-sur-Noye (Oise). (L'orthographe originale a été respectée.) (En marge :) 27 André (biffé) Hypolite Bayard, 20-1-1801. Du trente Nivose an neuf de la République. Acte de naissance d'André (biffé) Hypolite Bayard, né aujourd'huy, trois heures du matin, fils du citoyen Emmanuel Bayard, juge de paix et de sa (sic) Adélaïde Elisabette Vacousin sa femme demeurant à Breteuil."
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** "Pierre et Gilles" are romantic/life partners known for their highly-stylized and retouched photographs which feature images from popular culture, gay culture (including porn), and religion. Famous people photographed by Pierre et Gilles include pop stars like Marc Almond, Marilyn Manson, Madonna, and Kylie Minogue; actresses like Tilda Swinton and Catherine Deneuve; and designers like Jean-Paul Gaultier and Paloma Picasso. The duo have Gemini rising in their composite chart, ruled by Mercury in exact conjunction with the Sun and Neptune in Libra. Not to mention unaspected Venus in the last degree of Libra in the creative 5th House. How very artistic! Data and charts below. Many thanks to Marc Brun for finding the data for me.
