portrait of an elegantly attired man and woman, 1852-1858, Jeremiah Gurney, American, 1812 - 1895, 7 1/4 x 6 in. ( x cm) (image)7 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( x x cm) (mount), Daguerreotype (3/4 plate), hand tinted, United States, 19th century, Invented by the Frenchman Louis-Jaques-Mandé Daguerre in 1839, daguerreotypes were one of the earliest photographic processes. A daguerreotype is a silver-coated copper plate that is developed by mercury vapors after exposure of several seconds to light in the camera.

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