Double portrait of unknown man

Stereoscopic daguerreotype of an unknown man. The image shows a young man standing looking right with his left hand in his pocket and his right arm slightly raised. He is wearing a waistcoat and jacket and the back of an ornate chair can be seen behind him to the left. The two images are set beside each other in a slide, which is housed in a rectangular black leather case. Stereoscopic daguerreotypes were developed to give the illusion of a three dimensional image. This was done by viewing two identical images side by side, which the brain then combines to give the illusion of depth.