Rodolphe Töppfer, On the Daguerre Plate. About the Daguerrean Excursions: Translation and introductory note

Abstract

First translation into Spanish of the essay that Rodolphe Töppfer dedicated to the daguerreotype in 1841, just two years after its official presentation. On the background of this new visual experience, the text traces a reflection on photography based on the difference between identity and similarity. The approach transcends the problematic of realism in photography to expand towards the field of caricature, Töpffer's main aesthetic production line, and the spiritual value of art.