Louis Daguerre
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"In the domain of painting and statuary, the present-day credo [...] , especially in France [...] I believe in nature, and I believe only in nature [...] I believe that art is, and can only be the exact reproduction of nature [...] 'Thus if an industrial process could give us a result identical to nature, that would be absolute art' [...] an avenging God has heard the prayers of this multitude; Daguerre was his messiah." --"The Modern Public and Photography" (1859) by Charles Baudelaire |
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Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre (18 November 1787 – 10 July 1851) was a French artist and photographer, recognized for his invention of the daguerreotype process of photography. He became known as one of the fathers of photography. Though he is most famous for his contributions to photography, he was also an accomplished painter and a developer of the diorama theatre.
See also
- History of photography
- Palladiotype
- Photographic processes
- William Willis
- John Herschel
- Platinotype Company
- Diorama
