Friday, September 14, 2012

Nicéphore Niépce

The world's first photogravure etching
Nicéphore Niépce is known for being the world's first etcher. His earliest surviving piece from the 1800's is a photo the photo above, a man and a horse.In 1825 this photo was etched onto a metal plate by the use of the natural sun.

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