Priest, France (c. 1840s–50s): Art, History and Details

Priest, France (c. 1840s–50s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

The daguerreotype was the first publicly available photographic process. It was in use from 1839 into the 1850s and especially favored for portraits. The daguerreotype’s mirrorlike surface offered incredible clarity and detail but the process only produced a unique image. It did not allow multiple copies to be produced.

Object facts

• Title: Priest, France
• Date: c. 1840s–50s
• Culture: France
• Type: Photograph
• Technique: daguerreotype, half-plate
• Dimensions: Overall: 16 x 12 cm (6 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
• Collection: PH - French 19th Century
• Department: Photography
• Accession number: 2021.76

Collection credit

Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg

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