[Study of a white foal]

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[Study of a white foal]

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Jean-Gabriel Eynard

Swiss Daguerreotypist · 1775–1863

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Jean-Gabriel Eynard was a wealthy amateur photographer who made photographs chiefly for his own amusement. He learned the daguerreotype process in Paris in the early 1840s, not long after the invention of the process was announced in 1839. His financial independence afforded him the time and ability to practice photography, which in its infancy was an expensive pastime and difficult to master. Ass

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Date: about 1845
Medium: Daguerreotype
Culture: Swiss
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

By the early 1850s most major cities in Europe and America could boast studios specializing in daguerreotype photography. Customers sat for their own portraits and commissioned images of their family members and loved ones, including pets. Animals proved to be especially challenging subjects because slight movements during the lengthy period of exposure caused noticeable blurring. While people could be instructed to stay still, animals--even those that were well trained--were less predictable.

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