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Richard Beard's trade card for his photographic studios in London, c 1840.

 
Richard Beard's trade card for his photographic studios in London, c 1840.
4 0 c m
 
32cm
actual image size: 24cm x 32cm

Description

Richard Beard (1801-1885) was the patentee of the daguerreotype proces in England and Wales from 1841 to 1853. In March 1841 he opened the first daguerreotype studio in Europe at the Royal Polytechnic Institution.

Image Details

Image Ref.
 
10245350

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