Claude-Marie Ferrier

Claude-Marie Ferrier (1811–1889) was an early French photographer, known for his portraits of prominent French people, his work at the London Great Exhibition, and for his production of stereoviews to be viewed through the stereoscope invented by David Brewster.

He began his career as an artist, studying at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon.

He then became interested in photography and began to experiment with the new medium, initially becoming known for his portraits of notable French people.

These became very popular and in 1857 he produced several series of stereoviews of France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Greece and Turkey.

In 1859 Ferrier went into partnership with his son and with another stereo photographer, Charles Soulier, with the business being sold in 1863 to Léon & Lévy, a company that specialized in stereoscopic views and picture postcards.