Daguerreotype of a Woman
0000; Gale Group; Linguagem: English
Resumo
A Daguerreotype Portrait of a Woman Reading a Book, Taken by an Unknown French Photographer in about 1850. In 1839, the Daguerreotype, Invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre [1787-1851], Became the First Photographic Process to Be Announced to the Public. A Highly-Polished Silver Surface on a Copper Plate Was Sensitised to Light by Exposing It to Iodine Fumes. After Exposing the Plate in a Camera It Was Developed with Mercury Vapour. Daguerreotypes Are Unique Images Which May Appear as a Positive or Negative Depending on How Light Hits the Surface. National Media Museum / Science & Society Picture Library. Photographer: Unknown.
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