Boulevard du Temple
ca. 1838 · daguerreotype
Dimensions 18 × 25 cm
Collection: Art Whisperer
Boulevard du Temple, Paris, 3rd arrondissement, Daguerreotype. Made in 1838 by inventor Louis Daguerre, this is believed to be the earliest photograph showing a living person. It is a view of a busy street, but because the exposure lasted for several minutes the moving traffic left no trace. Only the two men near the bottom left corner, one apparently having his boots polished by the other, stayed in one place long enough to be visible. As with most daguerreotypes, the image is a mirror image.
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About this artwork
Boulevard du Temple (ca. 1838) by Louis Daguerre, daguerreotype, from the Art Whisperer collection.
About Louis Daguerre
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, better known as Louis Daguerre, 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.
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