2 Daguerreotypes 1840s BEARD Same Man

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2 Daguerreotypes 1840s BEARD Same Man This is a pair of Daguerreotypes of the same man and dating to the 1840s. I have listed a similar lot his week from the same source, that may feature the man's wife, a woman named Margaret Middleton. Each of the images is contained in a leatherette case and each has a gilt surround. One has 'Beard Patentee' on the lower edge of the gilt surround and also has a deep case with a domed lid. The other is in a shallower larger case and has no gilt surround. The images are 2 inches (51mm) x 1 1/2 inches (38mm) and 3 inches (76mm) x 2 � inches (63mm). The Beard image has lost a little contrast and has some oxidation marks around the edges and some very light wipe marks to the plate. The larger image has lost some contrast and has wipe marks to the plate and oxidation around the edges. The glass and plate are quite loose. The cases are complete and have some scuffing to the surfaces. The hinges and catches are in good condition. Richard Beard (1801 - 1885) was more entrepreneur than photographer. He secured the patent for both the Daguerreotype process in England and the Johnson and Wolcott camera in the early 1840s and set about making the whole process more commercially viable. He set up a chain of studios across London and then licensed other photographers to operate these studios. All the photographs read more

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