Jules Itier
Jules Alphonse Eugene Itier (1802 - 1877) is inspector of the Douane S. He is interested in sciences in the years 1830-1840, becomes daguerreotypist amateur and is supposed to be friendly of Daguerre. Between 1842 and 1843, it travels to the Senegal, in Guadeloupe and India where it takes along the hardware requirement to the catch of sights daguerreotypes. In December 1843, it is charged to accompany in China, Theodore de Lagrené, the ambassador sent by Louis Philippe to negotiate a commercial treaty between China and France. It thus brings back from China many daguerreotypes, of which a series of portraits taken the day of the signature of the treaty, the October 24th 1844. A witness, Charles Lavollée, tell: There was on board a daguerreotype whose owner could not leave the occasion reproduce such a strange scene. The mandarins lent themselves readily to the installation which it was necessary to require of them. The sun was very favorable, but pitching erected to the clearness of the drawing an almost insurmountable obstacle. One however tested. The second test gave a very suitable result and the Chinese remained amazed in front of this faithful and fast reproduction, of which they could not be explained the secret.
After travelhaving finally travelled in the islands of the Peaceful , it is reinstalled in France where it continues to take photographs after its retirement in 1857.
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