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1. Talbot Photo 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 6
Title:
Talbot Collection: The Pencil of Nature. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Red leather bound copy of 'The Pencil of Nature', belonging to Talbot's youngest daughter, Matilda, inscribed in ink on inside page, 'Matilda Theresa Gilchrist-Clark/ her Book/ bound by C. C. Asttery and Margaret J. Shaw/ May 20th 1897'.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1844-1846
Extent:
24 items

2. Talbot Photo 6(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 6(22)
Title:
Westminster Abbey. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Plate 22 of Matilda Gilchrist-Clark's bound copy of 'The Pencil of Nature'. A close view from a slightly elevated standpoint, looking towards the doorway and the lower portion of the façade of the west entrance of Westminster Abbey. Chemistry floated on paper 16...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before May 1844
Extent:
1 item

3. Talbot Photo 6(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 6(20)
Title:
Lace. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Plate 20 of Matilda Gilchrist-Clark's bound copy of 'The Pencil of Nature'. A cameraless photogenic drawing of a sample of lace, with a floral pattern along rim and plain netting above. Paper trimmed to size of image. The text that accompanies the plate reads, 'As this is the first example of ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before Dec 1845
Extent:
1 item

4. Talbot Photo 6(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 6(4)
Title:
Articles of Glass. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography Plate 4 of Matilda Gilchrist-Clark's bound copy of 'The Pencil of Nature'. View of three shelves displaying glass goblets and decanters. Paper trimmed to size of image. The text that accompanies the plate reads, 'The photogenic images of glass articles impress th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before Jun 1844
Extent:
1 item

5. Talbot Photo 6(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 6(5)
Title:
Bust of Patroclus. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Plate 5 of Matilda Gilchrist-Clark's bound copy of 'The Pencil of Nature'. Head-on view of the sculpture with the bottom slightly cropped; a larger variant included in some issues of 'The Pencil of Nature,' after the original negative was damaged. Paper trimmed ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
8 Sep 1842
Extent:
1 item

6. Talbot Photo 6(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 6(17)
Title:
Bust of Patroclus. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Plate 17 of Matilda Gilchrist-Clark's bound copy of 'The Pencil of Nature'. 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 text that accompanies the plate reads, 'Another...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
09 Aug 1843
Extent:
1 item

7. Talbot Photo 6(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 6(10)
Title:
The Haystack. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Plate 10 of Matilda Gilchrist-Clark's bound copy of 'The Pencil of Nature'. A view of a haystack with a ladder leaning against it. Paper trimmed to size of image. The text that accompanies the plate reads, 'One advantage of the discovery of the Photographic Art wi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Apr 1844
Extent:
1 item

8. Talbot Photo 6(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 6(3)
Title:
Articles of China. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography Plate 3 of Matilda Gilchrist-Clark's bound copy of 'The Pencil of Nature'. Head-on view of four shelves filled with porcelain. Chemistry float-applied on paper 176 x 215. Original calotype negative at Talbot Photo 1 (1). The text that accompanies the plate reads, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before Jun 1844
Extent:
1 item

9. Talbot Photo 6(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 6(2)
Title:
View of the Boulevards at Paris. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Plate 2 of Matilda Gilchrist-Clark's bound copy of 'The Pencil of Nature'. A view taken from one of the upper windows of the Hotel de Douvres looking down on a Parisian street scene. Chemistry float-applied on paper 176 x 215. The text that accompanies the pl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
19 May-12 Jun 1843
Extent:
1 item

10. Talbot Photo 6(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 6(14)
Title:
The Ladder. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography Plate 14 of Matilda Gilchrist-Clark's bound copy of 'The Pencil of Nature'. Three men grouped around a ladder in the stableyard of Lacock Abbey, the top resting against the first-floor doorway. Two men stand at its base, while a youth is posed in the upper storey o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Apr 1845
Extent:
1 item