Inscription: Inscribed on mount: 'Penrice Castle./ Thereza Ll.' Genre: Architectural Photography View of a woman walking along the path that leads to the house entrance, which is left of centre. Trimmed print laid down on severely foxed card.
[Exceptionally Tall Potted Plant.] Photographer: Llewellyn, John Dillwyn
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Genre: Portrait Photography One of two copies (prints 745 and 746) of this subject, a view of a man standing next to and admiring an extremely tall potted plant that is in front of a greenhouse. Photograph attributed to John Dillwyn Llewellyn. Waxed and trimmed print laid down on card.
[Exceptionally Tall Potted Plant.] Photographer: Llewellyn, John Dillwyn
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Genre: Portrait Photography One of two copies (prints 745 and 746) of this subject, a view of a man standing next to and admiring an extremely tall potted plant that is in front of a greenhouse. Photograph attributed to John Dillwyn Llewellyn. Waxed and trimmed print laid down on card.
[By the Entrance to Singleton Abbey.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Inscription: Stamped on verso: 'Patent/ Talbotype Or/ Sun Pictures'. Genre: Architectural Photography Slightly off-centre view of a man sitting by the lion sculptures at the entrance to Singleton Abbey, partial view of the building behind. Fingerprints visible in the bottom corners. Watermarke...
[Lady Elisabeth Feilding.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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A calotype negative of a portrait of Lady Elisabeth wearing a bonnet and a pale floral dress with a dark shawl around her shoulders and with one of her arms outstretched. This negative is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal light levels.
[One of the Feilding Women holding a Parasol.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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A calotype negative of a portrait of a woman wearing a bonnet, plaid dress holding a parasol. As the negative has faded, it is difficult to identify the sitter but it is presumably one of Talbot's family members. This negative is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal...
[Amélina Petit playing a Guitar.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscribed in pencil on verso: '19 Oct/ 4[?]'. A calotype negative of a portrait of Amélina Petit, wearing a dark dress and a bonnet and playing a guitar. The number '6' is written in reverse in the top right corner. The date on the negative is indistinct and may read 1843. This negative is part...
[Portrait, possibly Professor Lepsius.] Photographer: Henneman, Nicolaas
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Calotype negative of a half length portrait of a man in three quarter profile, he wears spectacles, an opened jacket, shirt with stiff collar and dark neck tie. The negative was originally wrapped in paper inscribed by Talbot, 'Recd. back from Reading 3 Apr 1844’. This negative is particularly l...
[Portrait of Two Women.] Photographer: Henneman, Nicolaas
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A faded calotype negative of two women, one seated in profile and wearing a pelerine and bonnet while the second woman stands by her side. The negative was originally wrapped in paper inscribed by Talbot, 'Recd. back from Reading 3 Apr 1844’. This negative is particularly light sensitive and sho...
Daguerreotype portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot. Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
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Half-length portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot, wearing a top hat and with a monocle around his neck resting against his white waistcoat. He holds an open book in his right hand, while behind him is a studio backdrop of a landscape. Sixth-plate daguerreotype mounted in a navy leather case, wit...