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040-003304719 Collection Area Visual Arts Project / Collection Talbot Collection

1. Talbot Photo 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 4
Title:
Talbot Collection: Daguerreotypes and glass plates. Photographer(s): Beard, Richard
Scope & Content:
A collection of eleven daguerreotypes and four images on glass that are housed in various boxes. The daguerreotypes consist of portraits of William Henry Fox Talbot, his daughters and a single portrait of Nicolaas Henneman, there are also two urban views; one of Paris and one of Regent Street, L...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s-1850s
Extent:
15 items

2. Talbot Photo 4(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 4(12)
Title:
[Country House with Conservatory.]
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography An ambrotype that partially covers a piece of glass; a view taken from the lawn, it shows the side of a country estate with a section of a conservatory. The image is backed with black varnish and produces a positive image on the verso. The item had an accompanyi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850s
Extent:
1 item

3. Talbot Photo 4(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 4(1)
Title:
[Daguerreotype portrait of Nicolaas Henneman.] Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length portrait of Nicolaas Henneman, seated in a leather arm chair, resting his right elbow on the arm of the chair and with his hand by his temple, looking towards the right. Sixth-plate daguerreotype, mounted in a burgundy leather case with the Adelaide Galle...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 1840s
Extent:
1 item

4. Talbot Photo 4(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 4(5)
Title:
[Daguerreotype portrait of Rosamond Talbot.] Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length portrait of Henry Talbot's second daughter, Rosamond, wearing an off-the-shoulder checked dress and sitting in a leather armchair, facing the camera, with her hands on her lap. Sixth plate daguerreotype in passe partout with an octagonal opening, with han...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 1840s
Extent:
1 item

5. Talbot Photo 4(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 4(6)
Title:
[Daguerreotype portrait of Matilda Talbot.] Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Studio portrait of Talbot's youngest daughter, seated at an angle in a leather armchair, but facing the camera and holding a posy. Sixth plate daguerreotype in passe partout with an oval opening, and with a hand-drawn border in black ink; overall dimensions: 117 x 10...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 1840s
Extent:
1 item

6. Talbot Photo 4(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 4(7)
Title:
[Daguerreotype portrait of Ela Talbot.] Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length studio portrait of Talbot's eldest daughter Ela Theresa (1835-1893), seated and facing slightly to the right. Sixth plate daguerreotype in passe partout with an oval opening, with a hand-drawn border in black ink; overall dimensions: 117 x 101 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 1840s
Extent:
1 item

7. Talbot Photo 4(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 4(8)
Title:
[Daguerreotype portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot.] Photographer: Beard, Richard
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Patent label on verso: ''PATENT/ PHOTOGRAPHIC LIKENESSES/ taken by/ WOLCOTTS/ Reflecting Apparatus/ at the/ ROYAL POLYTECHNIC/ INSTITUTION/ Regent Street.' Genre: Portrait Photography Head and shoulders daguerreotype portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot, facing directly into the c...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before 14 Mar 1841
Extent:
1 item

8. Talbot Photo 4(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 4(9)
Title:
[Daguerreotype portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot.] Photographer: Beard, Richard
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Patent label on verso: ''PATENT/ PHOTOGRAPHIC LIKENESSES/ taken by/ WOLCOTTS/ Reflecting Apparatus/ at the/ ROYAL POLYTECHNIC/ INSTITUTION/ Regent Street.' Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders daguerreotype portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot, facing towards the left. N...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before 14 Mar 1841
Extent:
1 item

9. Talbot Photo 4(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 4(13)
Title:
[East Front of Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Foote, James
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography A collodion positive of the east front of Lacock Abbey taken at an oblique angle showing part of the lawn in the foreground. Image attributed to James Foote.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

10. Talbot Photo 4(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 4(11)
Title:
[Daguerreotype of All Souls' Church, Langham Place, London.] Photographer: Sainte Croix
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View taken from an elevated vantage point, looking across Regent Street, with All Souls Church towards the right. Whole plate daguerreotype contained in a passe partout frame, with an elliptical opening, overall dimensions: 292 x 243 mm. In a letter from Henry T...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1839
Extent:
1 item