Who Does the Daguerreotype?

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.

Are daguerreotypes worth anything?

Among today's collectors, daguerreotypes are considered the most desirable and attractive of the early photographs. Depending on the condition and subject, one can obtain a daguerreotype at auction for $25-$100. Provenance is important here. If you have the name or any history of the subject, value will increase.

What was the daguerreotype used for?

Even though the portrait was the most popular subject, the daguerreotype was used to record many other images such as topographic and documentary subjects, antiquities, still lives, natural phenomena and remarkable events.