The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-14


spired by worthier ambition endsavor to raise II to the
OF those oognats arts which their sxeesnos a.
much to genius and ase to the msohAnc skill OF the
operators The progress which has bssu made Of late
years In the combination OF artistic priacips with
pove results Of the scientific process reader desirable
that we should sndeavor to arrive ct ctsron by
which We may b enabled to di,crimiasN bsswcea the
merits Of works produced under these separate iut
conditions. There L. perhaps, branch Of science
art WI ch has engaged of the attention. perplsxsd
by it's difficulties the eminent scientific minds OF the
present day. and yet curious to say there which
has given birth much chArlAAr ian and ignorant
preteprion. 1t would to be sort OF refuge for
tried ncapscy when all other pursuit, faL for hni
erbMking In 1t without any of the requisite qualities
to insure success and rpeding, BY their crude efforts hs
progress really noble nd useful di,covy To compare
the mesgre results which they attain with productions In
which practical experer and artists cssling are com
bine would be relatively correct to compare the ef
forts Of selftausht Inner viii those of painter
who has matured bis natural gifts by study and oossrva
tor. The former may suit the tastes and requirements
OF those who look pom the Of the general
traits OF 10 por IAit I'll That 10 esssnt al
in work Of art but they viii not rssfy those cultivated
minds which seek grAtnoson in correct and artistic
treatment OF the subject.
The progress made by the Daguerrean art in this, IS
compared with other countries, has been sxtrAordi
navy ard difficult to for when consider
lit h epcourss thst s held the kindred arts
OF painting and sculpture that It bssoss nsreitiag 10
retrace Its history in order to discover the that
gave 1t snoh mpulsion The iavsntion ITSELF
readers arc doubt aware frat FOR aally NUM-
Gated to the public by NJ Argo who road sccouat OF
the Dsgueeoty process before The Academy OF Sciences
OF France on the It'll ofJsnu 1889 L,os bstors this
no vever, the oltmeuts 90 discovery kaown to
md engaged the of chemists As early s. 1902
Sr. wsegesooi proposed mode o, copy window paat
infs y Pc washed WITH ohlorils Of flv,r fouaded
is known susce ptibility t, action Of lgh si,se
quent'y many sciautd, psraons In the habit for
mere amusement, OF making experiments on the same
principle Between the sud the prepared paper thsy
laced "a grnvipg which qui,kly reproduced
the Psper beneath, but with the lights aud SHADE
vesea Iris from the dark psrts OF tbs drawings
intsrceptng the light whs 1t ps sed ess freely
through the other portions Bat the traits OF
pefimens totally vsuelAss rs they could not be
locked A. FOR few minutes without oesomng enrs
black blank through the Continued action OF tbs light
M. Eiepos country g.ptl.msn livng CaAlons the
sacps engaged .ary 1914 ia train 0, experiments
for The dSation OF the photogcnc images both they
obtain, through the and ether means. Fl, had
made remarkable discoveries the sab previ
ou' 10 1873 wheo he scoiienssly learned that DA.
guerre was engaged IN similar researches. Tns led to
partnership between these gentle men, FOR the further pro-
secution o. the subj ths, mutual advantage AMI At
the death Of NJ Niepce, in 1888, his place filled by
his son The plets sud admirable process altustsy
discovered vas In great measure, however, the result
of the single AM nlAided lsbors OF DAyuerrs. 10
England Mr. Fox Talbot sontenp osAusoasy engaged
IN ssne.hst similar xps eats which resulted in the
taking ont OF pstsat in ls4l for process termed the
Catyps by which tbs imsgs is transferred paper and
n ahayn f ha hA
reg,re prc,f Notifications OF the discovery
sns eqa.ny puolshed by Sir john Hsschel and Mr.
Robert Hunt TO which ths respective o. Amphi
type ard Caroms'yps we're 81 BY tn, inventors In
these latter branches Of the sr which may be csssd
une the general title OF Hehgxphy the French hAvs
however surpassed original ther photo
gapns upon paper having been Amos. brought to the
perf. otien Of M zEotint eugrAvrgs.
No hal Daguerrss process been mais known Ia
this country, than several Of most distinguished
scientih, men began to experiment, with . view to
.G-ctiug improvements upon what they Justly
sder.d only ths frat elementary stag, OF
great discovery From eq1vo,xl ex preston, (cou.
letr locale,) employed 10 NJ Arsgo's repst, 1t
at fs Thought that tn inventor either the road
TO or had partially discovered the OF reproducing
in the plates the local tn's OF OBJECTS aud they ord
irsy directed ther researches towards the ataiasn OF
This desirable result. Although bat little progress
has made towards lis ation tosr labor.
IN other rer,cts have tended sith success
tince ncst CT the imp that have bse1 effected
OF late years In the Daguerrean process have originated
here To Professors Morss and Draper Aud the Msssrs
ChiltoD, the we'll koown chsmisss tina 1T Of many
valuable suggestions and indeed, the forward state Of
the at III hs eouoty in degree due for in the
HANDS CT the FIRST practical ops aors who pursued It
basirsss II would have MAD. LILLE or progress.
The drt Dsguer gallery which opened in this
city IL our recollection right that which
erected the top OF the old gvaots building a. the
a Chambers street In the beginning Of the year
1910 II was Of circular form with glass roof II b,ius
suppctsd in pos IDLE st that Tins to obtain 9 good
impression without exposing the sitter to the full bz. OF
the The esct Of this ga,s upon the Opt,
was Of oour, to give distorted And parslytic appear
TO the features and to render hieous what perhaps
before only ugly 1t wonder tina. the parties
who undertook thus TO burssqus the faces thsir Gus
TONERS should have found It unpromising spesulaop
and have been glad to abandon it beors the year WAS
out.
The Ill success e. the enterprie did not however pro
vent host Of others from immediately following IN its
vale. AS they we're, however, conducted In purely
commercial spirit and without Iefeescs to those higher
PRINCIPLES whi;h alose could give them . permanent
standing they shaved the fate OF their pred
81 the rrt Dozen establishments opened this city there
fot one now 10 exisseacs-a sufh,ldn warning, we
should think, TO thoss who found their claims to
public sstro1sge on the degradation OF . noble pro
fessiop.
Fortunately for its interests however new class OF
prac,to entered the lid within the ast ten
years. Taey are men Who in5ued not only With q
strong love o. the art out with that pure artistic feeling
which renders fubor in.te to that passion mere pscu
riAry oonsieerstions, From the period whsn men au
matei with suchA spirit took the art u, as serious
pursuit II could not fail to make rapid progress and 40
cordinsly within TIA. time We have not only seea our
counynen oustrp the EuTopeans In tbs merit Of their
productions bu. carry their talent into successful com
PETITION with them on their ground. 10 London and
Paris We fed two AmercAns, (hsynl and Thorn at
the head OF the profession
OF the deyelorement OF In this country some idea
may be formed from the fact that there are upwards OF
2oeoo persons with stock of So 600 oOo engaged In It's
-anna Mhilst In each Of Erronaan eItioa