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  1. Daguerreotype of Louis Daguerre in 1844 by Jean-Baptiste Sabatier-Blot. Daguerreotype (/ d ə ˈ ɡ ɛər (i.) ə ˌ t aɪ p,-(i.) oʊ-/ ⓘ; French: daguerréotype) was the first publicly available photographic process; it was widely used during the 1840s and 1850s. "Daguerreotype" also refers to an image created through this process.

  2. May 14, 2024 · Learn about daguerreotype, the first successful form of photography, invented by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre and Nicéphore Niépce in the 1830s. Find out how it works, see some examples, and compare it with other early processes and techniques.

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  3. Learn about the invention and popularity of the daguerreotype, the first photographic process, in the United States. Explore the portraits and landscapes of famous and ordinary people by Southworth and Hawes, Brady, Prevost, and others.

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  4. What is a daguerreotype? The daguerreotype was the first commercially successful photographic process (1839-1860) in the history of photography. Named after the inventor, Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, each daguerreotype is a unique image on a silvered copper plate.

  5. Learn how Daguerre, a Romantic painter and printmaker, developed the first practical process of photography in 1839. Explore his artistic and scientific achievements, and see examples of his daguerreotypes.

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  7. Learn how the daguerreotype process, invented by Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre in 1837, produced a unique and detailed image on a silver-plated copper plate. See examples of daguerreotypes from the Historic New Orleans Collection, including portraits, landscapes and views of the city.

  8. Learn about the invention, popularity, and decline of the daguerreotype, a direct-positive process that created highly detailed images on copper plates. Explore the articles and essays on the daguerreotype medium, the cameras used, and the plate sizes.

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