Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of the full-length standing statue of Libussa, by Miller of Munich, set against a white background. A print of this photograph was also shown at the 1852 Royal Society of Arts Photographic Exhibition.
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of J. Pradier's statue of a semi-draped Phryne, set against a dark background. A print of this photograph was also shown at the 1852 Royal Society of Arts Photographic Exhibition.
'Le premier berceau' (marble); Debay, A. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of Auguste Debay's statue of seated figure of Eve, holding two children (Cain and Abel) in her lap, set against a dark background: 'In the form and attitude of Eve there is great beauty, truth, and refinement of feeling, and the countenance admirably expres...
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of the French sculptor E. L. Lequesne's bronze of a dancing satyr, playing a pipe: 'The motion is easy and natural, and the carefulness of the execution is maintained throughout.' (pp. 1570-71).
'The Cholera' (plaster); Etex. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of A. Etex's group of a seated woman, with a man and a child beside her: 'The allegorical group (in plaster) of the City of Paris imploring heaven to take away the plague of Cholera, is a less agreeable work, on account of the manner in which the subj...
'Cain and his family' (plaster); Etex. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of A. Etex's group, showing a seated Cain, with members of his family gathered around him: 'The characteristics of a base, abandoned nature are admirably expressed in the countenance and coarse clumsy limbs of Cain, which are very carefully studied fr...
'Cephalus and Procris' (marble); Ramus. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of J. M. Ramus' sculpture of Cephalus supporting in his arms a dying Procris, set against a dark background: 'This group is, in its leading lines, very happily composed, and shows in the forms much knowledge of nature; but the modelling is not in a su...
Busts in bronze; Cordier. Photographer: Owen, Hugh
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative at bottom left corner with monogram 'H. O.' Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of two bronzes, of male and female negro heads, by C. Cordier.
'Death of the stag' (bronze); Debay, J. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of Jean Debay's group of a hunter and his hound about to despatch a stag: 'This group, from the natural manner of the action, forms a very pleasing composition. The hunter and the animals are modelled with great knowledge and a good style is shown in the ex...
Group of eagles (bronze); Fratin. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Sculpture group of two eagles with a goat, set against a light background. The photograph (in this print at least) is unsuccessful in capturing the much of the detail of this piece from Fratin, 'the most celebrated sculptor of animals in France at the present da...
'Dog protecting a child' (plaster); Lechesne. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of A. Leschesne's sculpture of a dog rescuing a child from a snake: 'These works are very remarkable, from the extraordinary truth and spirit in the modelling and expression of the dog's head. The form of the child, on the contrary, is too swollen and coars...
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of Monti's sculpture of a seated naked Eve, with title label reading, 'Eve after the Fall by Raffaelo Monti of Milan,' set against a dark background.
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of I. Fraccaroli of Verona's sculpture of David, in the act of slinging the stone at Goliath, set against a dark background: 'The motive of this figure is very spirited, but a little strained; the features have a noble expression. The youthful charact...
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of Fraccaroli's statue of the wounded Achilles, looking down towards his heel, set against a dark background.
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of G. M. Benzoni's marble sculpture of a young girl removing a thorn from a dog's foot: 'The motive of these works is attractive, and they are carefully executed in marble, but they are by no means of sufficient importance to be considered adequate re...
'Godfrey de Bouillon' (plaster); Simonis. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of Simonis' equestrian statue, cast in plaster from the original in bronze, of Godfrey de Bouillon, raising the banner with which he led the Crusaders to the Holy Land: 'In this work the expression of the head is full of life and animation, the action very ...
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of J. Tuerlinckx's sculpture of Giotto as a youth, seated with a drawing tablet, set against a dark background.
Carvings in oak; Geerts. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of two carvings by C. Geerts of Louvain, of religious scenes, made for the stalls of Antwerp Cathedral. A print of this photograph was also shown at the 1852 Royal Society of Arts Photographic Exhibition.
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view, set against a dark background, of C. A. Fraiken's sculpture of a reclining Psyche, her left arm raised above her head.
'Psyche and Cupid' (plaster); Fraikin. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view, set against a dark background, of C. A. Fraiken's sculpture of Psyche, running with Cupid seated on her shoulder: 'The motive of this figure is spirited, the forms are expressed with great tenderness, and the group presents attractions from several p...
'Lion in love' (plaster); Geeffs. Photographer: Owen, Hugh
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Inscription: Signed in the negative at bottom right with monogram 'O. H.' Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Close view of G. Geef's sculpture of a young woman seated with a lion: 'A group, in which the power of beauty over savage nature is allegorically represented by a lion, who is allowing hi...
'The Greek slave' (marble); Powers. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of the statue of a naked chained female figure, by the American sculptor Hiram Powers, set against a dark background: 'In this work a youthful creature of very delicate form is represented in marble. The figure is studied from the life, and exhibits a...
Inscription: Inscribed in the negative at bottom right with monogram 'H. O.' Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of Bell's bronze sculpture of Andromeda, standing naked, a chain descending from her waist. Considerable fading in from edges.
Statue of Her Majesty (zinc); Vieille Montagne Company. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of the statue cast in zinc by the Vieille Montagne Company of Belgium, of Queen Victoria seated on her throne, placed on a large plinth. Considerable fading in from edges.
Window in plaster; Tunis. Photographer: Owen, Hugh
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative at bottom right corner of window with monogram 'H. O.' Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of a plaster model of a marble lattice-work window from Tunis. Overall fading. A print of this photograph was also shown at the 1852 Royal Society of Arts Photog...
'Eve' (marble); Van der Ven. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of Van der Ven's sculpture of Eve seated with the serpent, set against a dark background. Fading in from edges and overall yellowing. A print of this photograph was also shown at the 1852 Royal Society of Arts Photographic Exhibition.
Photographic art treasures; or, nature and art illustrated by art and nature. By this new and beautiful art of engraving, the uncertainty of colour and the liability to fade, so objectionable in photographs, is obviated, while the detail and truth of nature is faithfully preserved. Photographer(s): Fenton, Roger
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Imprint: London: Published by the Photo-Galvano-Graphic Company, Holloway Place, Holloway Road, Islington. December, 1856. Folio, published in parts, incomplete. With note on wrapper reading: 'Memo: This work was among those abstracted from the Liby. by the suicide Greenwood and found to be 3 ...
Raglan Castle, — Porch. Photographer: Fenton, Roger
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the archway, with a man and a woman posed beside a wheelbarrow in the foreground. Proof, published October 1856.
Observatoire de Nice. Souvenir de la Conférence Géodésique session 1887 par le photographe Disderi avec le concours de M. Courret, photographe paysagiste. Photographer(s): Disdéri, André Adolphe Eugène
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Imprint: [?Nice, ?1887.] Landscape folio volume measuring 338x456mm, marbled paper boards with title stamped in gilt on cloth title panel laid down diagonally on upper board. The volume contains a printed titlepage, two leaves of text (list of delegates to the conference and the text of a shor...
Observatoire de Nice. Entrée. Photographer: Disdéri, André Adolphe Eugène
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the roadway towards the entrance gateway and lodge (the latter also seen in print 2, and there described as the 'châlet du concierge'.
Observatoire de Nice. Montée au Gd. Equatorial et usine à Gaz. Photographer: Disdéri, André Adolphe Eugène
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Genre: Architectural Photography view looking up towards the flight of steps leading tothe gas factory and the Grand Equatorial Telescope building beyond.
Observatoire de Nice. Souvenir de l'association Internationale Géodésique (Session 1887). Entrée du Gd. Equatorial. Photographer: Disdéri, André Adolphe Eugène
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of delegates and family members, gathered on the steps of the Great Equatorial Telescope building of Nice Observatory. A printed key on the following page identifies the participants as: Col. de Stefanis (delegate, from Florence), Capt. Defforges (dele...
Types principaux des différentes races humaines, dans les cinq parties du monde. Modeléles sous la diréction du Pr. Baer de St. Petersbourg. Photographer(s): Unknown
YULE, Sir HENRY (1820-1889) Yule served in India with the Bengal Engineers from 1840 to 1862. He was first posted to the Khasi Hills, Assam, where he ...
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YULE, Sir HENRY (1820-1889) Yule served in India with the Bengal Engineers from 1840 to 1862. He was first posted to the Khasi Hills, Assam, where he became interested in the customs and megaliths of the Khasis. In 1843 he was sent to the Punjab to work on the west Jumma canals. At the end o...