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Duc de Coimbra
André Adolphe-Eugène Disdérica. 1860
George Eastman Museum
Rochester, United States
André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri studied as a painter from 1831 to 1837. He subsequently was an actor, lingerie maker, and bookkeeper, before opening a studio in Brest in 1849. In 1854 he patented the carte-de-visite, and also invented a multi-lens camera for multiple exposures in a single negative. He died deaf, blind and destitute.
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Details
- Title: Duc de Coimbra
- Creator: André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri
- Creator Lifespan: 1819 - 1889
- Creator Nationality: French
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Paris, France
- Creator Birth Place: Paris, France
- Date Created: ca. 1860
- Location Created: France, Europe
- Physical Dimensions: w6 x h9.5 cm (Image)
- Type: Photograph
- Rights: Public Domain, George Eastman House Collections
- Medium: albumen print, un-cut carte-de-visite sheet
- Place Part Of: Europe
- Materials Extent: complete
- Inscriptions: verso (in pencil): Duc de Coimbre [illeg.] 59769 / Album / folio 41V
- Credit line: Museum Collection
- Credit Line Source: George Eastman House
- Credit Line Extent: complete
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