Note VII, p. 96.—The Daguerreotype

The only deficiency in the pictures produced by means of the process discovered by Daguerre is, that they do not represent objects, in their natural colors, as exhibited by a convex lens in a dark chamber. It is not unlikely, however, that even this perfection may soon be attained. It has been just now (Sept. 1842) stated in the public journals, that Mr. Isenrig, a painter at Munich, has announced, that he has discovered a process by which, through the daguerreotype, he can depict all the objects in nature with the brilliancy of the colors, so as to bear comparison with the finished productions of the first artists.—If this announcement be correct, we may soon expect to have all the most interesting views of the scenery of nature and the operations of art depicted with an accuracy and a beauty, which have hitherto been unattainable by the most celebrated artists.