[South front, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative, 'May 22 1840.' Genre: Architectural Photography An oblique view looking along the south façade taken from the lawn and showing the section from the westernmost oriel window to Sharington's Tower. Chemistry float-applied on paper 180 x 223 mm.
[East façade, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of Lacock Abbey from near the river bank; in the foreground is the lawn that inclines up to the east façade with Sharington's Tower at left. A very faded image. Chemistry float-applied on paper 182 x 227 mm.
[Roofline, probably at Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography An indistinct and faded view, looking up towards the roofline of an unidentified building, but probably Lacock Abbey. The photograph was taken under the shade of a tree as the top left corner is framed by leaves. Another print can be found at Talbot Photo 15 (2)...
[The Cloisters, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography A tightly composed view of two of the Perpendicular traceried arches surrounded by ivy. The photograph was taken with a three minute exposure time. The two top corners have been heavily trimmed from the negative. Chemistry float-applied on paper 182 x 228 mm.
[Diogenes, without sun, 17' (small).] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography A close view of the terracotta sculpture by Victor Alexander Sederbach that is set in one of the niches of the Great Hall at Lacock Abbey. Talbot titled this image, supplying information about the exposure (17 minutes) and the weather conditions that were possib...
[South front, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography An oblique view looking along the façade of Lacock Abbey, taken from in front of Sharington's Tower looking westwards along the south front, with tall leafless trees along the skyline at the extreme left. Chemistry float-applied on paper 174 x 226 mm.
[South front and Sharington's Tower, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography An oblique view looking along the south front of Lacock Abbey with Sharington's Tower in the right background. Chemistry float-applied on paper 181 x 206 mm.
[St Cyriac's Church, Lacock.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography A silhouette of the church against a pale sky, the photograph taken with an exposure time of one hour. Print made from an irregularly-trimmed negative. Chemistry float-applied on paper 184 x 215 mm.
[Cart in front of wood shed, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography A very faint print showing a cart, right of centre, stationed in front of a barn with white-washed walls and a slated roof. The original negative for this print can be found at Talbot Photo 3 (20). Chemistry float-applied on paper 175 x 223 mm.
[Cloister windows, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography Study taken from the cloister courtyard, showing a close view one and a half-Perpendicular traceried arches framed by ivy. Paper cropped to image size. Chemistry float-applied on paper.