1826
Art & Culture
France
Photography
Niepce fixes a permanent camera image on a bitumen-coated plate.
Why it mattered
Reality could be recorded without a draughtsman's hand.
Industrial Age
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Niepce fixes a permanent camera image on a bitumen-coated plate.
Why it mattered
Reality could be recorded without a draughtsman's hand.
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