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John Jabez Edwin Mayall
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John Jabez Edwin Paisley Mayall was an English photographer who in 1860 took the first carte-de-visite photographs of Queen Victoria. He is most well known for his 1875 portrait of Karl Marx.
Self-portrait of Mayall (daguerreotype, c. 1844)
Self-portrait of Mayall (daguerreotype, c. 1844)
Charles Dickens (c. 1853–55)
Charles Dickens (c. 1853–55)
Sergeant Dawson and His Daughter (1855)
Sergeant Dawson and His Daughter (1855)
Karl Marx (1875)
Karl Marx (1875)
Carte de visite
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The carte de visite was a format of small photograph which was patented in Paris by photographer André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri in 1854, although first used by Louis Dodero.
André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (May–August 1863) Schneider. Uncut, unmounted carte-de-visite albumen silver print from glass negative 18.8 x 24.3 cm (7
André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (May–August 1863) Schneider. Uncut, unmounted carte-de-visite albumen silver print from glass negative 18.8 x 24.3 cm (7 3/8 × 9 9/16 in.). Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Cartes de visite camera with four lenses. Engraving from D. V. Monckhoven. Traité Général Photographie Comprenant tous les Procédés Connus jusqu'à ce
Cartes de visite camera with four lenses. Engraving from D. V. Monckhoven. Traité Général Photographie Comprenant tous les Procédés Connus jusqu'à ce Jour; La Théorie de la Photographie Application aux Sciences d’Observation. 1863
1859 carte de visite of Napoleon III by Disdéri, which popularized the carte-de-visite format
1859 carte de visite of Napoleon III by Disdéri, which popularized the carte-de-visite format
One of the first cartes de visite of Queen Victoria taken by photographer John Jabez Edwin Mayall
One of the first cartes de visite of Queen Victoria taken by photographer John Jabez Edwin Mayall