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6. Hippolyte_Bayard 1840
Hippolyte Bayard was an unlucky player in the race to invent photography. As it played out in history, it was Niepce, primarily Daguerre, and Talbot who took the lead in the race. Like a true artist, Bayard dealt with his disappointment by setting up this portrait of himself using the metaphor of a drowned man...
