Part of Queen's College, Oxford. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography One of three copies (prints 128-130) of this subject, a view looking along the facade of Queen's College, towards the Church of St Peter-in-the-East. This is the original image used as plate 1 of 'The Pencil of Nature', published on the 24th June 1844. Due...
[Paris, rue des Capucines.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '101'. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography One of four copies (prints 131-134) of this subject, a view taken from first floor of the Hôtel de Douvres, showing the corner of rue de la Paix and rue des Capucines. A similar image to plate 2 of 'The Pe...
[Paris, rue des Capucines.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '101'. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography One of four copies (prints 131-134) of this subject, a view taken from first floor of the Hôtel de Douvres, showing the corner of rue de la Paix and rue des Capucines. A similar image to plate 2 of 'The Pe...
[Paris, rue des Capucines.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography One of four copies (prints 131-134) of this subject, a view taken from first floor of the Hôtel de Douvres, showing the corner of rue de la Paix and rue des Capucines. A similar image to plate 2 of 'The Pencil of Nature,' which was taken from a higher posi...
[Paris, rue des Capucines.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '101'. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography One of four copies (prints 131-134) of this subject, a view taken from first floor of the Hôtel de Douvres, showing the corner of rue de la Paix and rue des Capucines. A similar image to plate 2 of 'The Pe...
The Bridge of Orleans. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography A view from the Loire riverbank, looking towards the George V Bridge, with the houses of the town and Cathedral of Sainte-Croix on the far bank. Paper trimmed to size of image. Also published as plate 12 of 'The Pencil of Nature,' which was issued on the...
[The Martyr's Monument, Oxford.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography One of two copies (prints 138-139) of this subject, a truncated view of the monument (top and bottom out of frame), with Caesar's Lodge in the background. Chemistry float-applied on paper 222 x 186 mm, watermarked 'J Whatman Turkey Mill 1843'. A similar image ap...
[The Martyr's Monument, Oxford.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography One of two copies (prints 138-139) of this subject, a truncated view of the monument (top and bottom out of frame), with Caesar's Lodge in the background. Chemistry float-applied on paper 222 x 183 mm, watermarked 'J Whatman Turkey Mill 1843'. A similar image ap...
[King's College, Cambridge, West Building.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the quadrangle towards the façade of the building. Floated on paper 193 x 235 mm. Watermarked 'R Turner Chafford Mills 1842'. [Schaaf 1054.]
[Singleton Abbey, Swansea.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Genre: Architectural Photography One of two copies (prints 141 and 142), looking along side of the Abbey, with William Henry Fox Talbot and one of his daughters posed against a buttress on the left. Photograph attributed to Rev. Calvert Richard Jones. Chemistry float-applied on paper 195 x 241 ...
