Los 4027

Daguerreotypes
Young boy

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 4.12.2024

Photographer: Eugène Vaillat (1804-1879). Young boy. 1850s. Quarter plate daguerreotype. 9,5 x 7,5 cm (15 x 12,5 cm). Signed in plate, sealed in glass black frame with gilt-lined window oval, annotated in black ink on frame verso.

Eugène Vaillat was a prominent French portrait photographer, particularly known for his work with daguerreotypes. Vaillat introduced a special technique in polishing the daguerreotype plates, which gave his images an exceptional clarity, setting them apart during the early development of photography. – In excellent condition.