Antoine Claudet
Portrait of a Woman and a Baby
About this artwork
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artist:Antoine Claudet (1797 - 1867) French
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title:Portrait of a Woman and a Baby
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date created:Unknown
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measurements:Image size: 10.60 x 6.40 cm
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accession number:PGP 837.9
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Antoine Claudet
Antoine Claudet
Originally a glass merchant, Antoine Claudet became one of the first commercial photographers. In 1841 he set up his studio on the roof of a building behind St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. In that year he had made a critical discovery which reduced the exposure time for daguerreotype portraits...