Although Daguerre's early work survived when his studio caught fire on 8 March 1839, while the painter Samuel Morse was visiting from the US,Sarah Kate Gillespie The Early American Daguerreotype: Cross-Currents in Art and Technology p 23 fewer than 25 of them are known to be around today.
Although Daguerre's early work survived when his studio caught fire on 8 March 1839, while the painter Samuel Morse was visiting from the US,Sarah Kate Gillespie The Early American Daguerreotype: Cross-Currents in Art and Technology p 23 fewer than 25 of them are known to be around today