“It tracks the brief evolution of daguerreotypy in France, where the medium lasted barely two decades.”

“Once again, daguerreotypy was reduced to a geometry of abstract markings.”

“For a while daguerreotypy was a better medium than paper photographs, but the latter product soon offered greater convenience, economy and reproducibility.”

“The daguerreotypist was expected to accommodate the wishes of his clients.”

“He came to me and offered to take him to a daguerreotypist who was then in town, and he would see it well done.”

“Only the two rosy spots added by the daguerreotypist to the cheeks defy time and change, indestructible token of youth and ardor.”

“The interplay of opaque and transparent materials produces an eerie optical effect, imitating the spectral qualities of a daguerrotype.”

“There are many examples in the Picture Collection of delicately hand-tinted daguerrotype and ambrotype portraits.”

“With the development of the daguerrotype there was a decline in popularity of miniatures.”

“I now collect daguerreotypes, photographs taken by an early process using copper plating, and at the same time I have the latest digital camera.”

“Among the highlights of Crane's collection were the fabled Bayard Album and rare daguerreotypes, including a portrait of Edgar Allan Poe.”

“Studio photographers produced most of the earliest images using standard-sized plates for daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes.”