Portrait of John Sheppard

Carte-de-visite, photographic portrait of the English religious writer John Sheppard, seated next to a table holding a book. In the background, a large drawing, [a photographer's prop?] of a view of a corridor leading to a garden. Produced by the artist and photographer Frederick C. Bird of Dungarven Buildings, Frome. Trade plate of 'F.C. Bird' as printed on the reverse.