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Priest, France

c. 1840s–50s

France

Medium
daguerreotype, half-plate
Measurements
Overall: 16 x 12 cm (6 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg 2021.76
Public Domain
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Not on view
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The daguerreotype was the first publicly available photographic process.

Description

The daguerreotype was the first publicly available photographic process. It was in use from 1839 into the 1850s and especially favored for portraits. The daguerreotype’s mirrorlike surface offered incredible clarity and detail but the process only produced a unique image. It did not allow multiple copies to be produced.
A daguerreotype depicts a vertical oval portrait of a man with light skin. He sits facing our right, looking back toward our left. He wears a dark, buttoned garment with a white-bordered clerical collar and matching skullcap. His right hand holds a dark book embossed with a cross. The image is set within a gold-toned mat and a decorative, carved black frame.

Priest, France

c. 1840s–50s

France

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