Williams, Thomas Richard, 1825-71. Stereo Daguerreotype C.1855.

Williams, Thomas Richard, 1825-71. Stereo Daguerreotype C.1855. Signé sur le montage au crayon en bas à gauche. Finement colorisé. Thomas Richard Williams (May 5, 1824 – April 5, 1871) was a British professional photographer and one of the pioneers of stereoscopy. Williams’s first business was in London around 1850. He is known for his celebrated stereographic daguerreotypes of the Crystal Palace. He also did portrait photography, now in the Getty Museum’s archives, which he regarded as his greatest success. Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Richard_Williams