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Portrait of a Young Boy and Girl
anoniem, 1845
The daguerreotype is the earliest photographic process, named for its French inventor, Louis Daguerre (1787–1851). There is only one of each such photo, a unique image on a copper plate with a layer of silver. These gem-like objects work as a mirror and are sometimes difficult to see. They are thus displayed here in reflective black boxes.
- Artwork typephotograph
- Object numberRP-F-F14430-A
- Dimensionswidth 88 mm, height 150 mm x width 118 mm x thickness 15 mm, height 119 mm
- Physical characteristicsdaguerreotypie, ingekleurd; in leren etui met fluwelen voering