Archive Farms The Patrick Montgomery Collection, Object No. 2011.281
T.R. Williams (1825-1871) ranks among the top British daguerreotypists of the 1850s. He is thought to have worked as Claudet's assistant for several years as well as Delamotte's before he set up his own gallery in the 1850s. This image is a classic Williams setup, full of drama and superb tonal variations
