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Monkey on Branch

c. 1855

attributed to Louis Jules Duboscq-Soleil

(French, 1817–1886)
Culture
America
Medium
stereo daguerreotype, sixth plate
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2021.53
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Location
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Among the avid fans of the stereoscopic daguerreotypes of Louis Jules Duboscq-Soleil was Queen Victoria of Great Britain.

Description

A stereoscopic viewer was invented by David Brewster in 1849, but he could not get British manufacturers interested, so took it to Paris in 1850. There, he showed it to Louis Jules Duboscq-Soleil, who not only manufactured it but also began making his own stereoscopic daguerreotypes including this one. Along with natural history specimens, Duboscq-Soleil also photographed painted portraits and sculptures.
A horizontally oriented stereo daguerreotype features two side-by-side circular images within a black frame. Each circle depicts a pale-furred monkey with a dark face clinging to a gnarled vertical branch. Facing left with an open mouth, the monkey grips the wood with long limbs, its tail curling at the base. Thin gold borders encircle each view, showing the mottled, scratched texture of a silvered plate against a dark ground.

Monkey on Branch

c. 1855

Louis Jules Duboscq-Soleil

(French, 1817–1886)
America

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