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Daguerre Collection

Louis Daguerre, alongside his collaborator Nicephore Niepce, revolutionized the world of photography with their groundbreaking inventions and discoveries

Background imageDaguerre Collection: DAGUERRE, Louis-Jacques-Mande (1787-1851). English inventor that improved the photography

DAGUERRE, Louis-Jacques-Mande (1787-1851). English inventor that improved the photography. Litography
CUL4855970 DAGUERRE, Louis-Jacques-Mande (1787-1851). English inventor that improved the photography. Litography. by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: DAGUERRE, Louis-Jacques-Mande (1787-1851)

Background imageDaguerre Collection: French Revolution of 1848

French Revolution of 1848
2014292 French Revolution of 1848; (add.info.: France. Revolution de 1848. Daguerreotype, France, 1848. Coll. Part. History. France. French Revolution of 1848. Young Man with a flag)

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Louis Daguerre discovers use of silver iodide in photography

Louis Daguerre discovers use of silver iodide in photography
Pioneer of photography, Louis Daguerre (1787 1851) developed the process of the daguerreotype. One of the most significant problems which occurred during the invention of photography was getting

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Boulevard du Temple by Daguerre, 1838 (print from a daguerreotype)

Boulevard du Temple by Daguerre, 1838 (print from a daguerreotype)
2630145 Boulevard du Temple by Daguerre, 1838 (print from a daguerreotype) by Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mande (1787-1851); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Nicephore Niepce (1765-1833) and Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), French inventors

Nicephore Niepce (1765-1833) and Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), French inventors
XEE4167568 Nicephore Niepce (1765-1833) and Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), French inventors, pioneers of photography. Engraving from 1852

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Sleeping Woman in White Dress, c. 1851-1855 (stereoscopic daguerreotype)

Sleeping Woman in White Dress, c. 1851-1855 (stereoscopic daguerreotype)
1766813 Sleeping Woman in White Dress, c.1851-1855 (stereoscopic daguerreotype) by Gouin, Alexis Louis Charles Arthur (fl.c.1830)

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Louis Daguerre performed a demonstration of the diorama

Louis Daguerre performed a demonstration of the diorama
XEE4414866 Louis Daguerre performed a demonstration of the diorama and the mode of change of painting, 1822. In" Album de la Science", Editions Jouvet, 1896

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Francois Arago announced on August 10, 1839 the discovery of Daguerre (Daguerreotype

Francois Arago announced on August 10, 1839 the discovery of Daguerre (Daguerreotype
XEE4412014 FranAzois Arago announced on August 10, 1839 the discovery of Daguerre (Daguerreotype) in the public session of the acedemia of science

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Chatham Square, New York, c. 1853 (half-plate daguerreotype)

Chatham Square, New York, c. 1853 (half-plate daguerreotype)
1766826 Chatham Square, New York, c.1853 (half-plate daguerreotype) by Lewis, William Henry (1791-1879); 10.4x13.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Chatham Square, New York)

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Profile portrait of a gentleman, identified as Charles Dickens, c

Profile portrait of a gentleman, identified as Charles Dickens, c
990447 Profile portrait of a gentleman, identified as Charles Dickens, c.1853-1855 (daguerreotype, mounted as oval vithin gilt mount) by Mayall

Background imageDaguerre Collection: California Gold Mining Town, c. 1852 (half-plate daguerreotype, embossed leather case)

California Gold Mining Town, c. 1852 (half-plate daguerreotype, embossed leather case)
991557 California Gold Mining Town, c.1852 (half-plate daguerreotype, embossed leather case) by American School, (19th century); 8.89x12.06 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Louis Daguerres Diorama theatre

Louis Daguerres Diorama theatre
Louis Daguerre (1787 1851) used the principle of the Diorama theatre to present two large scale tableaux s. Changing the direction of light placed on these interior and exterior paintings

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Niepce and Daguerre exchanging ideas on photography

Niepce and Daguerre exchanging ideas on photography
Joseph Niepce (1765 - 1833) and Louis Daguerre (1787 - 1851) are shown to be exchanging ideas regarding their contribution to the development of photography

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Christopher Kit Carson (1809-1868), 1840s (quarter-plate daguerreotype)

Christopher Kit Carson (1809-1868), 1840s (quarter-plate daguerreotype)
1197677 Christopher Kit Carson (1809-1868), 1840s (quarter-plate daguerreotype) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre inventing the daguerreotype photographic process in the 19th

Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre inventing the daguerreotype photographic process in the 19th
2619044 Louis-Jacques-MandeDaguerre inventing the daguerreotype photographic process in the 19th century, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Portrait of Louis Daguerre - engraving, 19th century

Portrait of Louis Daguerre - engraving, 19th century
LSE4101126 Portrait of Louis Daguerre - engraving, 19th century by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Daguerre - engraving)

Background imageDaguerre Collection: A Full Company of Bluecoats in Winter Quarters, c. 1861-1865 (half-plate tintype

A Full Company of Bluecoats in Winter Quarters, c. 1861-1865 (half-plate tintype
991460 A Full Company of Bluecoats in Winter Quarters, c.1861-1865 (half-plate tintype, hand coloured, in leather case) by American Photographer

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Light Door Applies to Photography invented by Edouard Delessert (1828-1898)

Light Door Applies to Photography invented by Edouard Delessert (1828-1898)
XEE4150989 Light Door Applies to Photography invented by Edouard Delessert (1828-1898). The mirror reflects the suns rays

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Portrait of Daguerre - in 'Album of Science;illustrious scientists

Portrait of Daguerre - in "Album of Science;illustrious scientists
XEE4114975 Portrait of Daguerre - in " Album of Science; illustrious scientists; Great discoveries" 1896. by French School

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Maison habitee par Daguerre, rue des Marais-du-Temple, a Paris, aujourd hui detruite (engraving)

Maison habitee par Daguerre, rue des Marais-du-Temple, a Paris, aujourd hui detruite (engraving)
3645499 Maison habitee par Daguerre, rue des Marais-du-Temple, a Paris, aujourd hui detruite (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maison habitee par Daguerre)

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Founders of photography Niepce and Daguerre with photographer (chromolitho)

Founders of photography Niepce and Daguerre with photographer (chromolitho)
669233 Founders of photography Niepce and Daguerre with photographer (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French educational card)

Background imageDaguerre Collection: The Niagara Falls, 1853 (daguerrotype)

The Niagara Falls, 1853 (daguerrotype)
990491 The Niagara Falls, 1853 (daguerrotype) by Babbitt, Platt D. (c.1853-79); 19.1x14.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Niagara Falls. Platt D. Babbitt (1823-1879)

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Niepce reading to Louis Daguerre lthe description of Heliography

Niepce reading to Louis Daguerre lthe description of Heliography
XEE4411734 Niepce reading to Louis Daguerre lthe description of Heliography, for the fixing of pictures from camera obscura - Nicephore Niepce (1765-1833), French inventor

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Invention of the Daguerreotype, 1834: Louis Daguerre (1787-1851

Invention of the Daguerreotype, 1834: Louis Daguerre (1787-1851
XEE4167619 Invention of the Daguerreotype, 1834: Louis Daguerre (1787-1851) discovers that a spoon of silver forgotten on an iodide plate leaves an imprint. Engraving from 1852

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, ca. 1844. Creator: Unknown

Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, ca. 1844. Creator: Unknown
Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, ca. 1844

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, ca. 1860. Creator: John Jabez Edwin Mayall

Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, ca. 1860. Creator: John Jabez Edwin Mayall
Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, ca. 1860

Background imageDaguerre Collection: L. J. M. Daguerre, printers sample for the Worlds Inventors souvenir album (A25

L. J. M. Daguerre, printers sample for the Worlds Inventors souvenir album (A25) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Taking a Daguerreotype, 1855 (1956)

Taking a Daguerreotype, 1855 (1956). The Daguerreotype system of photography was invented by French artist and chemist Louis Daguerre in 1839

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Louis Daguerre, French photography pioneer, c1845-1851

Louis Daguerre, French photography pioneer, c1845-1851. Daguerre (1787-1851) is recognized for his invention of the Daguerreotype process of photography

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), French photographer, 1900

Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), French photographer, 1900. Although he was also an artist and a chemist, Daguerre is most famous for his invention of the Daguerreotype process of photography

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, French artist and chemist, (c1924)

Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, French artist and chemist, (c1924). Daguerre (1787-1851) is recognized for his invention of the Daguerreotype process of photography

Background imageDaguerre Collection: (1789-1851). Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre. French painter and inventor of the daguerreotype

(1789-1851). Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre. French painter and inventor of the daguerreotype. Daguerreotype, c1848
LOUIS J. M. DAGUERRE (1789-1851). Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre. French painter and inventor of the daguerreotype. Daguerreotype, c1848

Background imageDaguerre Collection: NIEPCE, Joseph-Nicephore (1765-1833). French inventor

NIEPCE, Joseph-Nicephore (1765-1833). French inventor, most noted as one of the inventors of photography. Engraving

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Daguerreotype made in 1838 by Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre of a Paris boulevard

Daguerreotype made in 1838 by Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre of a Paris boulevard
DAGUERREOTYPE, 1838. Daguerreotype made in 1838 by Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre of a Paris boulevard, the first photograph to show a human being

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre. French painter and inventor of the daguerreotype

Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre. French painter and inventor of the daguerreotype. French lithograph, mid-19th century
LOUIS DAGUERRE (1789-1851). Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre. French painter and inventor of the daguerreotype. French lithograph, mid-19th century

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Daguerreotype (1839). FRANCE. Paris. Conservatoire

Daguerreotype (1839). FRANCE. Paris. Conservatoire National des Arts et M鴩 ers (National Conservatory of Arts and Trades)

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Louis Daguerre

Louis Daguerre
LOUIS-JACQUES-MANDE DAGUERRE French pioneer in photography Date: 1789 - 1851

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Daguerres Home

Daguerres Home
DAGUERREs home in the rue des Marais-du-Temple, Paris. Date: 19TH CENTURY

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Herschel / Mayall Daguerre

Herschel / Mayall Daguerre
SIR JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM HERSCHEL Astronomer; one of the founders of the Royal Astronomical Society, seen here in old age Date: 1792 - 1871

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Louis Daguerr

Louis Daguerr
LOUIS JACQUES MANDE DAGUERRE, French artist and pioneer of photography : inventor of the daguerrotype which was for a time the cutting edge of photographic technology. Date: 1789 - 1851

Background imageDaguerre Collection: L J M Daguerre printer sample World Inventors souvenir album

L J M Daguerre printer sample World Inventors souvenir album
Artokoloro

Background imageDaguerre Collection: LOUIS J. M. DAGUERRE (1789-1851). French painter and inventor of the daguerreotype

LOUIS J. M. DAGUERRE (1789-1851). French painter and inventor of the daguerreotype
LOUIS J.M. DAGUERRE (1789-1851). French painter and inventor of the daguerreotype. Photograph by Jean-Baptiste Sabatier-Blot, 1844

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Source Size = 1828 x 2064

Source Size = 1828 x 2064
The Late M. Daguerre, from a Daguerreotype by Claudet

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Portrait of Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre

Portrait of Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre; Charles Richard Meade, American, 1826 - 1858; Bry-sur-Marne, France, Europe; 1848; Daguerreotype, hand-colored; 1/2 plate

Background imageDaguerre Collection: Still Life With Plaster Casts

Still Life With Plaster Casts; Baron Armand-Pierre Seguier, French, 1803 - 1876, possibly in assocation with Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, French

Background imageDaguerre Collection: LOUIS DAGUERRE (1789-1751). Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre

LOUIS DAGUERRE (1789-1751). Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre. French painter and inventor of the daguerreotype

Background imageDaguerre Collection: (1789-1851). French painter and inventor of the daguerreotype

(1789-1851). French painter and inventor of the daguerreotype. Daguerre discovering the daguerreotype process
LOUIS J.M. DAGUERRE (1789-1851). French painter and inventor of the daguerreotype. Daguerre discovering the daguerreotype process: American engraving, 19th century



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Louis Daguerre, alongside his collaborator Nicephore Niepce, revolutionized the world of photography with their groundbreaking inventions and discoveries. In the early 19th century, Daguerre discovered the use of silver iodide in photography, a crucial development that paved the way for future advancements in this field. Born in 1787, Louis Daguerre was a French inventor who worked closely with Niepce to perfect their photographic techniques. Together, they experimented tirelessly to capture images using light-sensitive materials. Their efforts led to the creation of daguerreotypes - photographs produced on silver-plated copper plates coated with silver iodide. Their invention gained recognition when Francois Arago announced it during a public session at the Academy of Sciences on August 10, 1839. This announcement marked a turning point in history as it introduced an entirely new medium for capturing moments and preserving memories. One remarkable example of daguerreotype artistry is seen in the "Sleeping Woman in White Dress, " captured between 1851 and 1855. This stereoscopic image showcases not only Daguerre's technical skill but also his ability to evoke emotion through photography. Daguerre's contributions extended beyond still imagery; he also demonstrated his ingenuity through other forms such as dioramas. In these immersive displays, he combined painting and lighting effects to create lifelike scenes that captivated audiences. The impact of daguerreotypes can be observed through various subjects captured by this technique. For instance, "Chatham Square" provides us with a glimpse into New York City life circa 1853 while "The Wedding Scene" immortalizes joyous celebrations from around 1860. Even notable figures like Charles Dickens found themselves immortalized through daguerreotype portraits like the one titled "Profile portrait of a gentleman. " These images serve as valuable historical records that allow us to connect with individuals from different eras.