William England
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William England was a successful Victorian photographer specialising in stereoscopic photographs.
portrait studio . In 1854 he joined the London Stereoscopic Company (LSC)
, where another eminent stereoscopic photographer Thomas Richard Williams was also active at that time. In due course England became the LSC’s principal photographer. In 1859 he traveled to America for the LSC and brought back a series of stereoviews of USA and Canada which provided European audiences with some of their first stereoscopic views of North America. In 1862 the LSC paid 3,000 guineas for the exclusive rights to photograph the International Exhibition
to be held in South Kensington, London. William England led a team of LSC stereographers, which included William Russell Sedgfield and Stephen Thompson, to produce a series of 350 stereoviews of the exhibition In 1863 England photographed the Dublin International Exhibition, but later that year he left the LSC to work independently. He subsequently traveled around Germany, Switzerland and Italy, producing highly regarded series of views including a much collected series of Alpine views ‘published under the auspices of the Alpine Club’.
In later years he was active in several photographic organizations including the London Photographic Society and the Photographic Society of Great Britain. In 1886 he was a founding member of the Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom
. He died in London in 1896.
Life
Sources disagree on his date of birth, with dates from 1816 to 1830 quoted by different authors. In the 1840’s England ran a London daguerreotypeDaguerreotype
The daguerreotype was the first commercially successful photographic process. The image is a direct positive made in the camera on a silvered copper plate....
portrait studio . In 1854 he joined the London Stereoscopic Company (LSC)
London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company
The London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company began in 1854 as the London Stereoscope Company , from 1856 was known as the London Stereoscopic Company, and from May 1859 as the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company....
, where another eminent stereoscopic photographer Thomas Richard Williams was also active at that time. In due course England became the LSC’s principal photographer. In 1859 he traveled to America for the LSC and brought back a series of stereoviews of USA and Canada which provided European audiences with some of their first stereoscopic views of North America. In 1862 the LSC paid 3,000 guineas for the exclusive rights to photograph the International Exhibition
1862 International Exhibition
The International of 1862, or Great London Exposition, was a world's fair. It was held from 1 May to 1 November 1862, beside the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society, South Kensington, London, England, on a site that now houses museums including the Natural History Museum and the Science...
to be held in South Kensington, London. William England led a team of LSC stereographers, which included William Russell Sedgfield and Stephen Thompson, to produce a series of 350 stereoviews of the exhibition In 1863 England photographed the Dublin International Exhibition, but later that year he left the LSC to work independently. He subsequently traveled around Germany, Switzerland and Italy, producing highly regarded series of views including a much collected series of Alpine views ‘published under the auspices of the Alpine Club’.
In later years he was active in several photographic organizations including the London Photographic Society and the Photographic Society of Great Britain. In 1886 he was a founding member of the Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom
Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom
The Photographic Convention of United Kingdom was founded in 1886 and held its first convention in the city of Derby, England in August of that year.The founding members were a mixture of professional photographers and wealthy amateurs...
. He died in London in 1896.