| Names: | | | Dates: | 1802 - 1885 | | Born: | Great Britain, London | | Died: | Great Britain, London | | Active: | UK |
The first British portrait photographer obtaining a license from Daguerre in 1841 for 150 pounds. He established his studio on the roof of the Polytechnic Institution in Regent Street, London and hired staff to take and process the portraits.
The original Daguerreotypes by Richard Beard on which the woodcuts for Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor (London: Charles Griffin, and Company, 1861) have not been located. In a posting to the Yahoo Photo-History group (11 March 2012) Roger Taylor wrote that the original woodblocks may be in the St Bride Library, Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8EE, Tel: 020 7353 4660. Further details requested.
He wrote a letter on 17th April 1848 to the National Gallery in London asking permission to make daguerreotype copies of pictures in the gallery (National Gallery, Archive: NG5/72/3)
Stereographs project
Business locations
London, England, UK
*"By..."; "Mr. Beard's Stereoscopic Daguerreotypes"; 309 Regent St., 42-49; 85 King William St., Millman Mews, New Millman St., 49-53; Royal Polytechnic Inst., Regent St., 52-54; 31 King William St., 55-57; Views rare, made early stereo dags., 3 seen. Also had branch at Liverpool; in partnership with Sharp, location unknown, at some point. Patented process of tinting photos, 42. B. Devon 01; D. 85.
T.K. Treadwell & William C. Darrah (Compiled by), Wolfgang, Sell (Updated by), 11/28/2003, Photographers of the World (Non-USA), (National Stereoscopic Association) |
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