| Unidentified artist A Devil taking a daguerreotype 1849 Book illustration Google Books LL/61404 Published as the frontispiece for Barón de Parla-Verdades (pseud.), 1849, Madrid al daguerrotipo, (Madrid).
In this book the daguerreotype is used as a symbol of truthfulness.
I'm indebted to Roberto Ferrari for bringing this illustration to my attention. (Yahoo, Photohistory list, 11 September 2011)
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