Daguerreotype: 1876-524_2

Collection: National Media Museum, United Kingdom i
Language: English
Type: Other
Deeplink: http://daguerreobase.org/en/type/19c05341-e29a-b45f-cd0c-0448c99b2d8a

Identification

1876-524_2

Dated

Source

Image description

Half length portrait of a young man, Edmund Becquerel, with dark sideburns, moustache, beard, and receding hair, looking towards the camera, left shoulder towards the camera. His hands are together in his lap. He wears a dark jacket, over white shirt and a dark neck-tie. Note that the creator may be Duboscq as this resembles another stereo with that label. DUBOSCQ, LOUIS JULES (1817–1886) was a French optical and photographic ... The public store was at 35 (later 21) rue de l'Odeon; see Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography, edited by John Hannav p445.

Tags

man; moustache; beard; sideburns; shirt; jacket; cravat; scientist

Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Becquerel
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Kd5cAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA445&lpg=PA445&dq=duboscq+daguerreotypist&source=bl&ots=eskWV88J8O&sig=s9ekq7XZaPiOocsm0hgIPI1zdzI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=P9KVVLeQCMSQ7AbJh4HoDg&ved=0CEoQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=duboscq%20daguerreotypist&f=false

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Object

Identification

1876-524_2

Dated

Source

Number of plates

Remarks general

Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel (24 March 1820 – 11 May 1891), known as Edmond Becquerel, was a French physicist who studied the solar spectrum, magnetism, electricity and optics. He is credited with the discovery of the photovoltaic effect, the operating principle of the solar cell, in 1839. He is also known for his work in luminescence and phosphorescence. He was the son of Antoine César Becquerel and the father of Henri Becquerel, one of the discoverers of radioactivity. His work with the daguerreotype process included the discovery of 'Becquerel development'.

Assessments

Provenance

Image description

Subject name

Becquerel, Edmond

Inscription

Written inscription on verso 'E. Becquerel.' Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel (24 March 1820 – 11 May 1891), known as Edmond Becquerel, was a French physicist who studied the solar spectrum, magnetism, electricity and optics. He is credited with the discovery of the photovoltaic effect, the operating principle of the solar cell, in 1839. He is also known for his work in luminescence and phosphorescence. He was the son of Antoine César Becquerel and the father of Henri Becquerel, one of the discoverers of radioactivity. His work with the daguerreotype process included the discovery of 'Becquerel development'.

Keyword technique

daguerreotype

links

Stereo plates

Yes

Window size

Height: 63 mm / 2.48 inch
Width: 53 mm / 2.09 inch

Housing size

Height: 87 mm / 3.43 inch
Width: 172 mm / 6.77 inch
Depth: 3 mm / 0.12 inch

Window shape

Oval

Housing shape

Rectangle

Collection

Identifier: National Media Museum, United Kingdom
Description: UK-INS-NMeM

Creator

Name: Dubosq, Louis Jules
notes: Eléve, Gendre & Successeur
nationality: France

Assessment

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Housing

Mat

Material

Cardboard

Color

Gold

Spacing paper

Painted: No
Texture: No
Present: Unknown

Painted

Unknown

Case

Binding

Frame

Material: Paper
Colour: Brown
Style: Rectangle

Finishing paper

Backing

description

Brown paper on back

Label annotations

428

Recessed

Unknown

Access panel present

Unknown

Hanging system

Present: Unknown

Finishing paper

Unknown

Cover glass

Present: Yes
Painted: Yes
Strass: Unknown
Colour: Black

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Plate

Plate size other

6 x 4¼ inches

Surface

Goldtoning present: Unknown
Coating present: Unknown
Applied coloring present: Unknown

Securing

Securing retained by housing: Unknown

Shape

Rectangle

Material

Silvered copper

Backplate surface

Copper

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Hallmark

No plate-mark information available for this record

Gallery

Rights on every image:: Creative Commons – Attribution Non-commercial, Share Alike (BY-NC-SA)

Before conservation