Antoine H.R Florence (1804-1879) was a French/Brazilian inventor and painter. As a child he was interested in drawing and the sciences and in fact at the age of just 14 he was already working as a calligrapher and draftsman in Monaco. After a few years of working on board of warships and merchant ships, he set sail to Brazil with the crew of the French warship: "Marie Thereze". He then arrived in the port of Rio de Janeiro on the 1st May, 1824. Since he already possessed great painting and draftsman skills, shortly after arriving he got a job in a women's fashion shop and then eventually as a lithographer in a printing shop (owned by Pierre Plancher, who was his compatriot).
When Florence met Joaquim Correa De Mello, who was a scientist, the two became great friends whilst they also shared similar interests in science. Dr. de Mello started to assist Florence as he began to experiment with several types of printing methods. As his experiments continued, he began to notice that certain types of dyes were very sensitive to light. By use of the sunlight, Florence was able to darken the silver nitrate (which he received from Dr. de Mello) in order to produce images. It was at this time that the term: "Photographie" (painting with light) was coined.
References:
Historic Camera, 2012, "Hercules Florence".[online]
Available at: http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=2180&
[Accessed - 25th October, 2013]
Wikipedia.org [online] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9rcules_Florence
[Accessed - 25th October, 2013]
When Florence met Joaquim Correa De Mello, who was a scientist, the two became great friends whilst they also shared similar interests in science. Dr. de Mello started to assist Florence as he began to experiment with several types of printing methods. As his experiments continued, he began to notice that certain types of dyes were very sensitive to light. By use of the sunlight, Florence was able to darken the silver nitrate (which he received from Dr. de Mello) in order to produce images. It was at this time that the term: "Photographie" (painting with light) was coined.
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Historic Camera, 2012, "Hercules Florence".[online]
Available at: http://www.historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_display&app=datasheet&app_id=2180&
[Accessed - 25th October, 2013]
Wikipedia.org [online] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9rcules_Florence
[Accessed - 25th October, 2013]
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