When Was Daguerreotypes Discovered?

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre invented the daguerreotype process in France. The invention was announced to the public on August 19, 1839 at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris.

How long were daguerreotypes used?

English pronunciation; French: daguerréotype) was the first publicly available photographic process; it was widely used during the 1840s and 1850s.

When did portraits begin?

Portrait photography has had a long and varied history since Louis Daguerre introduced the photographic process in 1839. In that same year, Robert Cornelius produced what's considered the first photographic self-portrait. Photography has served many purposes, mainly to commemorate occasions and periods in history.