I have seized the light. I have arrested its flight!

J'ai saisi la lumière - j'ai arrêté son vol!

Louis Daguerre

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Topic

Light Photography

Speaker

Louis Daguerre

Source

A History and Handbook of Photography

Language

French

Time

1825 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Photographer Artist

From

France Europe

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Citation

Tissandier, Gaston. A History and Handbook of Photography, edited by John Thomson, Sampson, Low, Marston, Low & Searle, 1876, p. 24.

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Time
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Original Citation

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