File:COMPOSER IMAGE, Frédéric Chopin, According to Kohler, the originating daguerreotype was made around 1847 by Paris-based artist Louis-Auguste Bisson, who took the only confirmed photo of Chopin. (Institut Polonais Paris).jpg

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Photo of a daguerreotype of composer Frédéric Chopin by Louis-Auguste Bisson (1847) with facial detail reconstruction applied.

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English: Swiss physicist Alain Kohler said he found this photo of a daguerreotype image of Frédéric Chopin in the private collection of a musician in Switzerland. It's believed to be only the second confirmed photographic image of the composer. According to Kohler, the originating daguerreotype was made around 1847 by Paris-based artist Louis-Auguste Bisson, who took the only confirmed photo of Chopin. (Institut Polonais Paris)
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/chopin-photo-found-1.3944430 / The image is also featured in its original form here: File:Probably 2nd daguerrotype by Louis-Auguste Bisson around 1847 of Frédéric Chopin.jpg.
Author Swiss physicist Alain Kohler said he found this photo of a daguerreotype image of Frédéric Chopin in the private collection of a musician in Switzerland. It's believed to be only the second confirmed photographic image of the composer. According to Kohler, the originating daguerreotype was made around 1847 by Paris-based artist Louis-Auguste Bisson, who took the only confirmed photo of Chopin. (Institut Polonais Paris)
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