Daguerreotype
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- Detailed Description
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Overview and quickfacts
The daguerreotype is a photographic process that was invented in the early 19th century. This process produces a very detailed and realistic image. The daguerreotype was the first commercially successful form of photography.
The art style is also known as: Photograph, picture, image, snapshot
Categories: Impressionism, Modernism
1. William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) 2. Louis Daguerre (1787-1851) 3. John Herschel (1792-1871) 4. Francis Bauer (1758-1840) 5. Joseph-Nicephore Niépce (1765-1833) 6. Hippolyte Fizeau (1819-1896) 7. Léon Foucault (1819-1868) 8. Jean Baptiste Bioux (1786-1846) 9. Antoine Claudet (1797-1867) 10. John Benjamin Dancer (1812-1887) 11. John Adams Whipple (1822-1891) 12. Alexander S. Wolcott (1822-1897) 13. Timothy H. O’Sullivan (1840-1882) 14. Carleton Watkins (1829-1916) 15. Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) 16. William E. L. Bisson (1814-1876) 17. John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) 18. Roger Fenton (1819-1869) 19. James Craig Annan (1864-1946) 20. Adolfo Farsari (1841-1898) 21. Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (1820-1910) 22. William England (1843-1915) 23. Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884) 24. Henri Le Secq (1818-1882) 25. Nadar (1820-1910) 26. Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) 27. Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) 28. Oscar Rejlander (1813-1875) 29. Henry Peach Robinson (1830-1901) 30. Peter Henry Emerson (1856-1936)
1. The Daguerreotype of the Boulevard du Temple – Louis Daguerre (1839) 2. The Daguerreotype of the Moon – John William Draper (1840) 3. The Daguerreotype of Niagara Falls – William Henry Fox Talbot (1841) 4. The Daguerreotype of the Mathew Brady Studio – Mathew Brady (1844) 5. The Daguerreotype of the U.S. Capitol – John Plumbe Jr. (1846) 6. The Daguerreotype of the Boston Harbor – Samuel Morse (1847) 7. The Daguerreotype of the Brooklyn Bridge – Unknown (1848) 8. The Daguerreotype of the White House – Unknown (1850) 9. The Daguerreotype of the Palace of Westminster – Unknown (1851) 10. The Daguerreotype of the Tuileries Palace – Unknown (1852) 11. The Daguerreotype of the Panorama of Paris – Unknown (1853) 12. The Daguerreotype of the Cathedral of Notre Dame – Unknown (1854) 13. The Daguerreotype of the Palace of Versailles – Unknown (1855) 14. The Daguerreotype of the Eiffel Tower – Unknown (1886) 15. The Daguerreotype of the Statue of Liberty – Unknown (1886) 16. The Daguerreotype of the Grand Canyon – Unknown (1886) 17. The Daguerreotype of the Yosemite Valley – Unknown (1886) 18. The Daguerreotype of the Golden Gate Bridge – Unknown (1886) 19. The Daguerreotype of the Hoover Dam – Unknown (1886) 20. The Daguerreotype of the Washington Monument – Unknown (1886) 21. The Daguerreotype of the Lincoln Memorial – Unknown (1886) 22. The Daguerreotype of the United States Capitol Building – Unknown (1886) 23. The Daguerreotype of the White House – Unknown (1886) 24. The Daguerreotype of the Supreme Court of the United States – Unknown (1886) 25. The Daguerreotype of the Library of Congress – Unknown (1886) 26. The Daguerreotype of the United States Mint – Unknown (1886) 27. The Daguerreotype of the United States Treasury – Unknown (1886) 28. The Daguerreotype of the United States Department of State – Unknown (1886) 29. The Daguerreotype of the United States Department of the Treasury – Unknown (1886) 30. The Daguerreotype of the United States Capitol Building – Unknown (1886)
Detailed Description
The Daguerreotype, invented in 1839 by Louis Daguerre, was the first commercially successful photographic process. It was used to create positive images on a sheet of copper coated with a thin layer of silver. The resulting image was very sharp and detailed, but it was also very fragile and could easily be damaged. Daguerreotypes were most commonly used to create portraits, but they were also used to capture landscapes and other scenes. Some of the most famous Daguerreotypes were taken by the French photographer Nadar, including a series of portraits of famous writers and artists. The Daguerreotype process fell out of use in the 1850s, replaced by more robust and less fragile photographic processes. However, the unique look of Daguerreotypes has made them popular with collectors and artists in recent years.
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Known Artists
1. William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) 2. Louis Daguerre (1787-1851) 3. John Herschel (1792-1871) 4. Francis Bauer (1758-1840) 5. Joseph-Nicephore Niépce (1765-1833) 6. Hippolyte Fizeau (1819-1896) 7. Léon Foucault (1819-1868) 8. Jean Baptiste Bioux (1786-1846) 9. Antoine Claudet (1797-1867) 10. John Benjamin Dancer (1812-1887) 11. John Adams Whipple (1822-1891) 12. Alexander S. Wolcott (1822-1897) 13. Timothy H. O’Sullivan (1840-1882) 14. Carleton Watkins (1829-1916) 15. Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) 16. William E. L. Bisson (1814-1876) 17. John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) 18. Roger Fenton (1819-1869) 19. James Craig Annan (1864-1946) 20. Adolfo Farsari (1841-1898) 21. Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (1820-1910) 22. William England (1843-1915) 23. Gustave Le Gray (1820-1884) 24. Henri Le Secq (1818-1882) 25. Nadar (1820-1910) 26. Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) 27. Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) 28. Oscar Rejlander (1813-1875) 29. Henry Peach Robinson (1830-1901) 30. Peter Henry Emerson (1856-1936)
Known Paintings / Pictures / Images
1. The Daguerreotype of the Boulevard du Temple – Louis Daguerre (1839) 2. The Daguerreotype of the Moon – John William Draper (1840) 3. The Daguerreotype of Niagara Falls – William Henry Fox Talbot (1841) 4. The Daguerreotype of the Mathew Brady Studio – Mathew Brady (1844) 5. The Daguerreotype of the U.S. Capitol – John Plumbe Jr. (1846) 6. The Daguerreotype of the Boston Harbor – Samuel Morse (1847) 7. The Daguerreotype of the Brooklyn Bridge – Unknown (1848) 8. The Daguerreotype of the White House – Unknown (1850) 9. The Daguerreotype of the Palace of Westminster – Unknown (1851) 10. The Daguerreotype of the Tuileries Palace – Unknown (1852) 11. The Daguerreotype of the Panorama of Paris – Unknown (1853) 12. The Daguerreotype of the Cathedral of Notre Dame – Unknown (1854) 13. The Daguerreotype of the Palace of Versailles – Unknown (1855) 14. The Daguerreotype of the Eiffel Tower – Unknown (1886) 15. The Daguerreotype of the Statue of Liberty – Unknown (1886) 16. The Daguerreotype of the Grand Canyon – Unknown (1886) 17. The Daguerreotype of the Yosemite Valley – Unknown (1886) 18. The Daguerreotype of the Golden Gate Bridge – Unknown (1886) 19. The Daguerreotype of the Hoover Dam – Unknown (1886) 20. The Daguerreotype of the Washington Monument – Unknown (1886) 21. The Daguerreotype of the Lincoln Memorial – Unknown (1886) 22. The Daguerreotype of the United States Capitol Building – Unknown (1886) 23. The Daguerreotype of the White House – Unknown (1886) 24. The Daguerreotype of the Supreme Court of the United States – Unknown (1886) 25. The Daguerreotype of the Library of Congress – Unknown (1886) 26. The Daguerreotype of the United States Mint – Unknown (1886) 27. The Daguerreotype of the United States Treasury – Unknown (1886) 28. The Daguerreotype of the United States Department of State – Unknown (1886) 29. The Daguerreotype of the United States Department of the Treasury – Unknown (1886) 30. The Daguerreotype of the United States Capitol Building – Unknown (1886)
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