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[Group of 42 Stereograph Views From the London Stereoscopic Company, 1860-1870, Many Hand-Colored to Illustrate Books]

1860–70
Not on view
Founded in 1854, the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company was a major publisher of stereographs-cards with two nearly identical photographs mounted side by side that can be viewed through a binocular device to create an illusion of depth. The firm's output was colossal; their 1858 catalogue listed more than one hundred thousand views. While the majority of these were landscapes or architectural views, there was also a thriving market for staged historical, sentimental, or comic tableaux, which were often hand-colored to enhance their dramatic impact. Among the most popular themes were courtship, marriage, unrequited love, bereavement, children sleeping or praying, fairy tales, fortune telling, and supernatural scenes involving ghosts or spirits.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: [Group of 42 Stereograph Views From the London Stereoscopic Company, 1860-1870, Many Hand-Colored to Illustrate Books]
  • Publisher: London Stereoscopic Company (British)
  • Artist: Unknown (British)
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Publisher: G. W. Thorne (American)
  • Artist: Unknown (American)
  • Publisher: M. W. S. Jackson (American)
  • Publisher: J. L. Bates (American)
  • Publisher: Mrs. Charles Lawrence (British)
  • Publisher: F. W. & R. King
  • Publisher: Keystone View Company
  • Artist: Benneville Lloyd Singley (American, Union Township, Pennsylvania 1864–1938 Meadville, Pennsylvania)
  • Artist: Collaborated with Sir David Brewster (British, Jedburgh, Scotland 1781–1868 Melrose)
  • Publisher: Littleton View Company (American)
  • Publisher: Underwood & Underwood (American)
  • Publisher: William Hall & Son (New York)
  • Artist: C. E. Goodman
  • Artist: J. Elliott
  • Publisher: McAllister & Brother (American, active 1860s–1870s)
  • Publisher: London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company (British)
  • Person in Photograph: Henry IV, the Pius, Duke of Saxony (German, 1473–1541)
  • Publisher: G. Hawgood
  • Publisher: J. Eastlake
  • Person in Photograph: Charles-Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (French, Paris 1808–1873 Chislehurst, Kent)
  • Publisher: E. H. Chamberlain (American)
  • Printer: Nachmann (French)
  • Publisher: E. Vimard (French)
  • Publisher: Gebhardt, Rottmann, & Co. (British)
  • Publisher: B. B. Savary (American)
  • Publisher: L. J. Cist
  • Author: William Hepworth Dixon (British, 1821–1879)
  • Artist: M. Laroche
  • Publisher: New York Stereoscopic Company (American)
  • Publisher: L. H. Stockwell (American)
  • Date: 1860–70
  • Medium: Albumen silver prints
  • Dimensions: Mounts approximately: 8.6 x 17.5 cm (3 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Gift of Weston J. Naef, in memory of Kathleen W. Naef and Weston J. Naef Sr., 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.1182.1242–.1283
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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