Picture No | 12495170 |
Date | 1800s |
Description | Niepce and Daguerre exchanging ideas on photography |
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Joseph Niepce (1765 - 1833) and Louis Daguerre (1787 - 1851) are shown to be exchanging ideas regarding their contribution to the development of photography. Both men are considered pioneers of the photographic medium; Niepce for the creation of heliography and Daguerre for the daguerreotype. In 1829 both Niepce and Daguerre worked together in partnership to develop a permanent photographic process. They invented the physautotype and worked together up until Niepce's death.
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Source | Figuier, Les Merveilles de la science |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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