Charles Dargere 1845 (ca) Essai d'Heliographie, Dampierre
Engraving, from a daguerreotype plate 4.3 x 3.3 in.
Archive Farms The Patrick Montgomery Collection, Object No. 2014.739
Notes: caption in pencil: "Charles Dargere - Essai d'Heliographie" Charles Dargère (c.1812-c.1860, France) was a native of the valley of Chevreuse and domestic employee of the Duc de Luynes. His photographs often featured furniture recognizable as being from the studio of Olympe and Onesipe Aguado, where he may have worked part-time.
