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Jules Virenque Chastain (Montpellier, France, February 6, 1824 - Mallorca, Spain, February 29, 1876) was a French photographer and painter who portrayed Majorcan society during the 19th century.

The artist was one of the pioneers of photography in the Balearic Islands. The collection of the Lul-liana Archaeological Society (SAL) stands out in his work. which has been the object of study, and which is made up of more than two thousand six hundred glass plates of various themes; people, religious art, architecture or landscapes. It is important to point out the work that he began together with Bartomeu Ferrà on the 'Álbum Artístico de Mallorca' –of which only one volume was published due to Virenque's early death– and the illustrated collaboration in the written works of Archduke Luis Salvador of Austria.

The fund, owned by SAL, has been recovered thanks to the work of Rosa de Aguilar and Pep Sabater. Virenque's work is of great value today as it allows the customs of society to be set at the time.

The fund, owned by SAL, has been recovered thanks to the work of Rosa de Aguilar and Pep Sabater. Virenque's work is of great value today as it allows the customs of society to be set at the time.

Youth
Son of Jean Noë Auguste Virenque and Marianne Pascale Chastain, he was the eldest of six siblings. He was born on February 6, 1824 in Montpellier. At the age of eleven he went to Paris to train his studies as a painter. In 1841 he returned to Montpellier.

Majorca
In 1855 he moved to Majorca, seduced by Bardel's 'Monsiuer i Madame' stories about the island.