Frederick Langenheim Looking at Talbotypes
Medium
Daguerreotype
Dimensions
Image: 12.1 × 8.9 cm (4 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.) Case: 1.6 × 15.2 × 11.9 cm (5/8 in. × 6 in. × 4 11/16 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.177
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the dawn of photography with *Frederick Langenheim Looking at Talbotypes*, a daguerreotype created around 1849–51 by the pioneering Langenheim brothers, William and Frederick. This intimate portrait captures Frederick intently examining early Talbotypes—paper-based photographs invented by William Henry Fox Talbotoffering a rare glimpse into the curiosity and innovation of mid-19th-century image-making. Measuring just 12.1 × 8.9 cm, the delicate image is housed in a protective case typical of daguerreotypes, which were unique, mirror-like positives produced on silvered copper plates. ...
About the Artist
W. & F. Langenheim|William Langenheim|Frederick Langenheim (American|American, born Germany) · 1843 |1807 –1874 |1874
American, active 1843–1874|American (born Germany), Schöningen 1807–1874