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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

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Specimens of the Earliest Photographic Experiments of Fox Talbot and the French School of Daguerre from the possession of Hippolyte Louis Fizeau

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Title
Academy of Sciences
Names
Fizeau, H. (Hippolyte), 1819-1896 (Collector)
Berres, Christian Joseph Edler von, 1796-1844 (Photographer)
Lerebours, N.-P. (Noël Paymal), 1807-1873 (Publisher)
Collection

Specimens of the Earliest Photographic Experiments of Fox Talbot and the French School of Daguerre from the possession of Hippolyte Louis Fizeau

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1796 - 1839
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: 106PH1349.040
Genres
Prints
Notes
Acquisition: Transferred from the New York Public Library Rare Books Division
Biographical/historical: "Dr. Berres of Vienna made trials at the instigation of Dr. Donné." (Goldschmidt catalog, 1936)
Physical Description
Etchings
Chine collé prints
Extent: Etching from a daguerreotype, ink on wove paper, printed chine collé (grey); Image: 4 3/16 × 3 1/8 in. (10.6 × 7.9 cm, ), Plate mark: 4 3/4 × 3 9/16 in. (12.1 × 9 cm), Paper / Sheet: 11 11/16 × 8 11/16 in. (29.7 × 22.1 cm)
Plate mark
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 414003
TMS Object Number: 106PH1349.040
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c70047d0-1c12-0137-bd4b-11ee13859cd0
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1796: Created (Approximate)
  • 1819: Creator Born
  • 1896: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Academy of Sciences" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1796 - 1839. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e15c5720-2191-0137-e41f-1be2d9742b32

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Academy of Sciences" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 30, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e15c5720-2191-0137-e41f-1be2d9742b32

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1796 - 1839). Academy of Sciences Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e15c5720-2191-0137-e41f-1be2d9742b32

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Academy of Sciences