Uncommonly fine stereo daguerreotype capturing a dramatic arrangement of neoclassical marble sculptures exhibited at the London Exposition, including a prominent full-length figure titled Eve. The composition presents an extraordinary level of depth and contrast, with the principal figure, sensuously draped and partially veiled, posed front and center, while a series of equally detailed female nudes recede into the iron latticework of the exhibition hall beyond. The masterful lighting, likely natural and filtered through the exposition’s glass and iron roof, accentuates the polished surfaces of the statuary and provides sharp dimensionality ideal for stereoscopic viewing.

This rare daguerreotype on glass, housed in its original double-windowed mount with arched openings and period matting, likely dates to the mid-1850s and exemplifies the highest level of early photographic documentation of academic sculpture in situ. The figure of Eve, with her contrapposto stance and classicizing modesty, embodies Victorian era ideals of beauty and morality filtered through a biblical lens, while the surrounding works echo the period’s fascination with allegory and the female form. An exceptional visual artifact from the dawn of international world’s fairs and photography's role in capturing their splendor.