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1. Talbot Photo

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Talbot Photo
Title:
Talbot Collection
Scope & Content:
Photographic Collection of William Henry Fox Talbot, comprising original negatives, prints and other items produced by Talbot and his circle.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1900s
Extent:
Unspecified

2. Talbot Photo 1

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Talbot Photo 1
Title:
Talbot Collection: Negatives. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot, Nicolaas Henneman, Calvert Richard Jones, George Wilson Bridges and others
Scope & Content:
Collection of 359 loose negatives and include some of the originals used to produce many of the prints published in The Pencil of Nature and Sun Pictures in Scotland. There is also a large selection of architectural views taken by Talbot of university colleges, particularly in Oxford and also th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1839-1850
Extent:
359 items

3. Talbot Photo 2

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Talbot Photo 2
Title:
Talbot Collection: Prints. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Collection of 758 loose prints, the majority of which are calotypes that were taken by Talbot and Henneman, and include images that were published in ‘The Pencil of Nature’, ‘Sun Pictures in Scotland’ and Henneman’s ‘Talbotypes or Sun Pictures’, there is also a large selection of architectural v...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s-1850s
Extent:
759 items

4. Talbot Photo 2(678a)

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Talbot Photo 2(678a)
Title:
[Group Having Breakfast.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group of eight men, some in British Army uniform, grouped standing by a trellised entrance and behind a table set for an alfresco breakfast. The sitters have been identified as: (back row L- R) Petre, Larcelles, Hone, Howard, (front row L-R) Agnew, Wilson, St Paul an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 1880s
Extent:
1 item

5. Talbot Photo 2(678b)

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Talbot Photo 2(678b)
Title:
Dining Room, Cooldwinock[?] Cottage. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Dining room in the Arts and Crafts style; typical floral wallpaper, painted wooden shutters, tiered wooden mantelpiece displaying plates. The table is set for a meal, at right the door leading to the living room is open.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 1880s
Extent:
1 item

6. Talbot Photo 2(757)

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Talbot Photo 2(757)
Title:
[Oak Tree in Winter, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
View of a mature leaf-less oak tree with a row of smaller trees in the distance
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1842-1843
Extent:
1 item

7. Talbot Photo 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 3
Title:
Talbot Collection: Stabilised Prints. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
A collection of stabilised prints dating from 1839 to 1842, using both photogenic camera negatives and calotype negatives. There are a total of 188 prints, all of which remain light sensitive and cannot be viewed in normal light conditions.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1839-1842
Extent:
188 items

8. Talbot Photo 4

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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

9. Talbot Photo 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 5
Title:
Talbot Collection: Photographic and Photoglyphic Engraving Proofs. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Collection of 88 loose leaf prints, showing examples of photographic engraving, photoglyphic engraving and photo-sculpsit. The majority are engravings of photographs that were not originally taken by Talbot and are examples of European architecture, some of which were also used as examples of ph...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1852-1866
Extent:
88 items

10. Talbot Photo 5(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 5(1)
Title:
[Frayed and Folded Piece of Muslin.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: 'P.A.L.22/ 37.543/ Talbot'. Oblong piece of fabric that is frayed at one end and folded at the other. Photographic engraving on steel plate from Talbot original. Image size 93 x 64 mm, press imprint size 103 x 73 mm, paper size 256 x 168 mm. Paper has ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
After 1852
Extent:
1 item