Louis Daguerre
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Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre was a French scientist, artist and photographer. He is recognized for his invention of the eponymous daguerreotype process of photography. He became known as one of the fa
1844 daguerreotype
An engraving of Daguerre during his career
View of the Boulevard du Temple, taken by Daguerre in 1838 in Paris, includes the earliest known verified photograph of a person. The image shows a busy street, but because the exposure had to continue for four to five minutes the moving traffic is not visible. At the lower right, however, a man apparently having his boots polished, and the bootblack polishing them, were motionless enough for their images to be captured.
Daguerreotype possibly made by Daguerre in 1837. The subject is believed to be Constant Huet, who worked at the Natural History Museum, where Daguerre took pictures in 1837. If correct, this would be the oldest surviving portrait photograph of a human being.
Boulevard du Temple is a photograph of a Parisian streetscape made in 1838, and is one of the earliest surviving daguerreotype plates produced by Louis Daguerre. Although the image seems to be of a de
Louis Daguerre
…into a visible image. Upon seeing the image, the contents of which are unknown, Daguerre said, "I have seized the light – I have arrested its flight!" View of the Boulevard du Temple, taken by Daguerre in 1838 in Paris, includes the earliest known verified photograph of a person. The image shows a busy street, but because the exposure…
Daguerre's daguerreotype taken at 8:00 AM
Crop showing people photographed