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220 - Letter from Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre: Sir, I am very fla…
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Letter from Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre: Sir, I am very flattered by the interest shown by Monseigneur le Duc de Nemours in my discovery and I shall be very happy to make His Royal Highness aware of all the results, if he will do me the honour of visiting my modest laboratory. In this way, by seeing a large number of tests, His Highness will be able to satisfy his curiosity completely. Please inform the Prince that I shall be pleased to receive him next Monday from noon to three o'clock. In the event that this day or time is not convenient for him, please be good enough to let me know when His Highness chooses; I will make it my duty to do his bidding. Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. Daguerre 23rd January 1839 Rue des Marais du Temple, No. 3 This letter includes a certificate of authenticity dated 1995. Letter size approximately 23.5 x 19 cm. On the letter, red stamp "Collection Jacques Roquencourt". Letter written before the report by the politician François Arago (1786-1853) on the daguerreotype, read at the session of the Chambre des Députés (3 July 1839) and at the Académie des Sciences (session of 19 August 1839). As is. N.B. Jean-Marie PRADES: On 23 February 1839, Daguerre invited the Duke of Nemours to see his discovery. This letter was sold by Jacques Roquencourt to Jean-Marie Prades ("Autour d'une collection 2" Collection JMP Club Niépce Lumière, p. 9). This letter includes a certificate of authenticity dated 1995. Letter size approximately 23.5 x 19 cm. On the letter, red stamp "Collection Jacques Roquencourt". Expert Isabelle Cazeils. Provenance: Jean-Marie PRADES Collection. Letter from Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre.
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