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1868 Patent
- When
- 1868
- Where
- France
Louis Arthur Ducos du Hauron patented his color photography methods in 1868, receiving French Patent No. 83061.
The patent included the basic concepts of most color photographic processes subsequently developed. It covered methods for producing photographic three-color prints on paper, establishing the three-color principle using both additive and subtractive methods.
Sources
- Louis Arthur Ducos du Hauron Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
- Color photography Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14
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