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Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 9(2)
Title:: Bust of Patroclus. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Plate 17 of a partially bound copy of the fourth installment of 'The Pencil of Nature', published on the 21 June 1845. The sculpture in full left profile, with the lower part of the chest and plinth having been cropped. Paper trimmed to size of image. The acco...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 09 Aug 1843
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 10(1)
Title:: [Bust of Patroclus.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Inscribed beneath the image in ink: ' Oct 8' and '1-'. Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of the bust with head facing slightly to proper right, lit from the left. The inscription in the lower left corner, written by Talbot, informs us that this photograph was taken with a one...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 8 Oct 1840
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 10(10)
Title:: [Bust of Venus and a vase, Lacock.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Inscribed by Eugene Ostroff on album page beside the photograph: 'H. F. Talbot Photogr. March 2nd 1840'. Genre: Still Life Photography Still-life study of a porcelain lattice vase on a pedestal, with the bust of Venus on the right. Paper trimmed to size of image, which has a signi...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 2 Mar 1840
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 10(39)
Title:: [Reproduction of a painting of a woman.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of A very faint reproduction of a painting showing a three-quarter length portrait of a dark-haired woman, seated in profile with her face slightly tilted towards the viewer but looking downwards. Chemistry float-applied on paper 223 x 181 mm.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1840
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 11(4)
Title:: [Maltese vase and statuette of boy reading.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Date inscribed in the negative: '29 April 1840'. Genre: Still Life Photography Study of two pieces of china against a dark background; to the right a sculpture of a seated cherub reading and to the left a wine vase decorated with grape motif and snake handle. Chemistry float-appli...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 29 Apr 1840
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 11(11)
Title:: [Bust of Patroclus, side view.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Inscribed by Eugene Ostroff on album page under the photograph: 'H. F.Talbot Phot 29 Feb 1840 [W.H.F.T]'. Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of A profile view of the bust facing right. Chemistry float-applied on paper 180 x 199 mm.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 29 Feb 1840
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 11(17)
Title:: [Rape of the Sabines.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of a small reproduction statuette of Giambologna's sculpture. Chemistry float-applied on paper 180 x 218 mm.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 30 Apr 1840
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 11(20)
Title:: [Head of Medusa.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of A close-up of the decoration from the urn seen in print, a head of Medusa in relief. The two top corners have been clipped on the negative, resulting in an arch-shaped image, chemistry float-applied on paper 224 x 180 mm.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c May 1840-Aug 1840
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 11(22)
Title:: [Bust of Venus.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Inscribed by Eugene Ostroff on album page beside photograph: 'H. F. Talbot Phot. 29 Feb 1840 [WHFT] EO'. Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Study of the samall statuette, with Venus's face in profile and turned to the right, against a dark background. The original negative for this ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 29 Feb 1840
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 11(26)
Title:: [Bas-relief of the Crucifixion.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Inscribed in the negative, 'June 23 1840.' Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Study of a bas-relief sculpture depicting Christ being carried down from the cross. Chemistry float-applied on paper 184 x 222 mm.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 23 Jun 1840
Extent:: 1 item

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