Lot Essay
Williams began his photographic career in the studio of Antoine Claudet as one of his first assistants.
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Still life with guitar and stereoscope, mid-1850s
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T.R. WILLIAMS (1825-1871)
Still life with guitar and stereoscope, mid-1850s
stereoscopic daguerreotype
signed and inscribed 'Rob[er]t Murray from T.R. Williams' in ink, '35, West Sq, St. George's Rd.' credit label on reverse of backing paper, arched top, paper passe-partout
Still life with guitar and stereoscope, mid-1850s
stereoscopic daguerreotype
signed and inscribed 'Rob[er]t Murray from T.R. Williams' in ink, '35, West Sq, St. George's Rd.' credit label on reverse of backing paper, arched top, paper passe-partout
Provenance
As lot 13.
Literature
H. Gernsheim, The Origins of Photography, London, 1982, p.146, pl.85, for a variant.
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