Francis Bedford

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Francis Bedford (1816 - 1894) was a son of the architect Francis Octavius Bedford.

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Bedford was an accomplished lithographer, known for his architectural works. In 1852 he started experiments with photography and participated in the first exhibition of the Photographic society in 1854.

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Bedford was one of the founders of the Photographic Society. He was also the phogorapher to the Prince of Wales.

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In 1859 Bedford made stereoscopic views of North Wales, which were published by Catherall and Prichard the next year.

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"The stereoscopic views are certainly among the best that have been produced, supplying a rich intellectual feast: to us they have given enjoyment of the rarest character - and so they may to our readers, for they are attainable at small cost."

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In 1863 Bedford took stereoscopic pictures of Stratford-on-Avon, the birthplace of Shakespear.