Tuesday 19 November 2013

Monsieur Daguerre

Boulevard du Temple, taken by Daguerre in 1838 in Paris,
includes the earliest known photograph of a person.

Louis-Jacques Daguerre, French artist and physicist recognized
for his invention of the daguerreotype process of photography.

3 comments:

  1. Wonderful details in this almost 200 year-old picture.

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    1. It's great to see these very first photographs...to set the imagination working.

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  2. An intriguing photograph and a milestone in human history.

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