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| Picture No | 10216513 |
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| Description | Louis Jacques Maude Daguerre |
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Louis Jacques Maude Daguerre (1789 - 1851), French artist was famed for inventing the Daguerretype in conjunction with Joseph Nicephore Niepce. The process involved obtaining a photographic image on a copper plate coated with a layer of silver solution. The plate was sensitized to light and cut the exposure time to 25 minutes.
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| Source | The Illustrated London News, 1851 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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