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133 - Darkroom, Camera Obscura "Vincent Chevalier Aîné Paris", hei…
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Darkroom, Camera Obscura "Vincent Chevalier Aîné Paris", height 15 cm, circa 1825. As is. Camera obscura, Camera Obscura "Vincent Chevalier Aîné Paris", height 15 cm, circa 1825. N.B. Jean-Marie PRADES : Camera Obscura. Year 1825. Vincent Chevalier, Quai de l'Horloge 69. The camera here is made of brass with an isosceles right-angled prism. The prism is often convex. It focuses the image by facing the subject to be reproduced. Sometimes, the end of the tube is fitted with a convex lens to shorten the focal length. In 1863, Vincent Chevalier invented the meniscus prism (one side concave, one side convex) to reduce aberrations. Visuals and texts " Autour d'une collection 2 " Collection JMP Club Niépce Lumière, p. 233. Expert Isabelle Cazeils. Provenance: Jean-Marie PRADES Collection.
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About the sale Part One: History of photography, the collection of a lifetime
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Auction time 06/08/2026 at 9:30 AM
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