Guys, The accepted date for the invention of photography is 1839. Daguerre and Talbot worked out complete, but different processes for making permanent images. Indeed Niepce made an image (1827?) but didn't have the complete process figured out. There were a number of experimenters going back to 17th C. who were able to make contact prints. In any event, it is possible (though unlikely) that a group of small engravings of the composers were contact printed on sensitized material to make the illustration in question. Wedgewood for example used a photogram-like technique to duplicate drawings. AZ Build a 120/35mm Lookaround! The Lookaround Book. Now an E-book. http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [SPAM] Re: question about a photographer > From: Mark Blackwell <mblackwell1958@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sun, December 07, 2008 1:00 pm > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Well out being curious by nature I googled photography history and came up with the Wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_photography Well the date 1825 for the first silver prints makes all but Mozart possible, but not likely. Still Id hang on to them. > --- On Sun, 12/7/08, PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx <PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > From: PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx <PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: question about a photographer > > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Sunday, December 7, 2008, 11:21 AM > > Mozart was born January 27 1756 and died on December 5, > > 1791. > > Beethoven. December 16, 1770 to March 26, 1827 > > Perhaps you have a photograph of drawings? > > > > In a message dated 12/6/2008 5:35:34 P.M. Eastern Standard > > Time, > > Formyrotts@xxxxxxx writes: > > > > Ok, I have a name I googled but didn't find anything > > right away (at least > > nothing I recognised as info on a photographer I am curious > > about. Can anyone > > help me with the name Ullstein Nicolai? I have a > > rectangular frame with 6 > > photos in it, all musicians, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, > > Wagner, Mendelssohn, > > and Hadn. They are actual photos taken by Mr. Nicolai. > > The frame looks old > > as does the back to it, the photos are actual photos, and > > I am wondering if > > this gentleman was well known, and I would like to find > > out a bit about his > > history. Any help or pointing me in any direction would > > be greatly > > appreciated. Thanks :) Linda > > > > > > > > **************Make your life easier with all your friends, > > email, and > > favorite sites in one place. Try it now. > > (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)
