Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-04-03
vol. xvI..-No.1 II.
New Discovery of Dasuerreotunsit

New Discovery of Dasuerreotvpel
If the discovery, mentioned in the sub.
Joined extract, be not one of the humbugs
of the day, it is certainly destined to work
a decided revolution in the pictorial de-.
partment of Art The old.style masters,
however meritorious, will be forced yet
to lay aside the brush and the easel, and
to bow before the advances Of mere IN
strumentaz excellence: A portrait for
which we now pay fifty dollars, mayin,a
short time be obtained for fve.m This fact
(among many Others that are now trans.
piriug) suggests to us the enquiries, are
not Art and Capital deposing Genius and
1ndustry9is is it for the better or for the
worse9 a-: ri % ,a6f
In our article, page ls9, on Actinissmn,
we stated that we had been informed that
one of our artists had discovered pro.
cess of taking pictures, showing all the
colors as well as the lights and shadows.
The discoverer is a Mr.. L. L. Hill, of
Westkill, Greene Co., N. Y. In a re recent aal
article in the Photographic Art Journal,
he says " the discovery is due to some
chenical compound, "a pondescript to me,
though have made the science of chem.
istry my study for years. That is new
substance, or combination of substances,
| am positive; and this is all I know con. cn
cernihg it. 1t is simply and easily pro-
duced, but not by any law stated in the
large number of chemical works with
which | am familiar. Doubtless however
a correct and thorough analysis will de-
terrnine its nature" "a 7;E9 !o'lg
He had 40 specimens of pictures Ia.
! ken by his discovery at the date Of hiss
letter to the Journal spoken Of. Three
OF these are thus described: :1z,es : aga1
. 81. Aview, containing red house,
green grass and foliage, the wood, color
OF the trees, several cows of different
shades of red and sbrindle, coloreda gar
ments on clothes-line, blue sky and the
faint blue of the atmosphere ;sinteryenins
between the camera dthe distantmoun.
tains, very delicateIy spread over the
if hIi - ).
q A sulsett; Gene, in which the play d
cologs upona 5ogds
9 truth ulnesg and gofg d ous1 tii tSieh 81
I:eahnot describe. sss ;ss y
3 3.Severaf port rats, ii III which 4 haVo
the true Complexion Of he skin, tle sosy ssssS
cheeks and lips, blue and hazel eyes, an:
burn, brown, and sandy hair, and every
color Of the draperys Changeable ssilk
is given in all its fine blendingsof colors,
and delicate richness of hues. Inot only
get red, blue, orange, violet, &C., but
their various tmts. The whole impression,
iaa|16ing the lights and shades, is far mors
brillia9ts round, and mellow than. theS
most superb daguerrean image l baye1
ever seen - y
He adds: r zii.fi -
Ihave a most exquisite type Of my
little girl, Zone year old, } taken in the act
of crying, the plate not having been ex.
posed a full second. AT the same time,
my light required fifteen seconds for
daguerreotype. This picture has caught
the expression perfectly both of the eye
and whole face: On one cheek is seen &
bright tear drop, and the color showing
through tmuch deeper than the surround.
ing parts which latter, / suppose, is owing
to the refractfve action of the fuid."',s
The discovery is named Hilliotypc.-
The only difficulty now experienced sin
taking yellow colors. We hope this dis
covery is all that it is stated to be.-Sci.;.
entifc American.
A New KIND OF FEscE.-Mr. John r;