Le portrait au daguéréotype, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier. # 2959891

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Le portrait au daguéréotype, 19th century. Foreigners in Paris. The photographer praises the daguerreotype portrait he has made, while the customer complains that he has been in the sun so long that he has become a 'negro', but says that his wife will like the picture all the same.

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