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Portrait of a Young Boy and Girl
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The daguerreotype is the earliest photographic process, named for its French inventor, Louis Daguerre (1787–1851). There is only one of each such photo, a unique image on a copper plate with a layer of silver. These gem-like objects work as a mirror and are sometimes difficult to see. They are thus displayed here in reflective black boxes.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePortrait of a Young Boy and Girl. 1845. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
