A monochrome carte de visite
The London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company Ltd. (fl.1855-1922)
Category
Photographs
Date
1880 - 1890
Materials
Measurements
94 x 59 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1519994
Summary
A monochrome carte de visite of a half portrait albumen photograph of an unknown gentleman, looking to his right. It is printed recto with LONDON STEREOSCOPIC COMPY and COPYRIGHT. Verso is details of the London Stereoscopic and photographic Company, with a royal seal.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Marks and inscriptions
Recto, bottom: LONDON STEREOSCOPIC COMPY COPYRIGHT Verso: Top, a crown and Prince of Wales' feathers. THE LONDON STEREOSCOPIC AND PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY. 110, 108 & 106 REGENT ST. W. AND AT 54, CHEAPSIDE, E.C. Photographers to the Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Royal Family. PRIZE MEDALS: LONDON, DUBLIN PILADELPHIA, BERLIN, VIENNA & PARIS THE ELECTRIC LIGHT USED IN DULL WEATHER COPIES OF THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY ALWAYS BE OBTAINED ENLARGEMENTS MADE TO LIFE SIZE & FINISHED IN OIL WATER, COLOURS OR CARBON
Makers and roles
The London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company Ltd. (fl.1855-1922), photographer and publisher