[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.
[Entrance, West Façade, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscribed in pencil on verso: '9 Apr. /40'. A photogenic camera negative showing an oblique view of the entrance to Lacock Abbey, facing a south-easterly direction. The negative has faded and much of the architectural detailing has gone, however the roofline with the two small cupolas makes the...
[South Front, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscribed in pencil on verso: 'Jany. 7/40'. A photogenic camera negative, taken from the path along the south façade; it shows an oblique view of the three oriel windows with Sharington's Tower at left. This negative is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal light le...
[East Façade, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscribed in pencil on verso: '13 April /40'. A photogenic camera negative of a distant view of Lacock Abbey, taken from near the river bank, looking up the inclining lawn to the eastern façade. This negative may have produced the salted paper print Talbot Photo 11 (23) and is particularly ligh...
[Northumberland House, Trafalgar Square.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Hand coloured view taken from a slightly elevated position, looking across the fountain of Trafalgar Square to Northumberland House and neighbouring shops on either side. Paper size 187 x 224 with watermark of possibly 'JF' and the figure of a stag. This print is particularly light sensitive and...
[Clock Tower from West, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscribed in pencil on verso: '5 Apr. /40'. A photogenic camera negative of the side of the clock tower building taken from the grounds adjacent to the approach to Lacock Abbey. A somewhat faint positive print, probably from this negative can be found at Talbot Photo 12 (5). This negative is pa...
[The Stables], Lacock Abbey. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscribed on verso in ink: 'Lacock Abbey'. A view taken from Lady Elisabeth's window and looking directly across the stable yard to the gabled roofed buildings on the north side that adjoin the brew-house. The photograph was taken with a five minute exposure time. Chemistry float-applied on pap...
[Diogenes, without sun, 17' (small).] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Calotype negative of a close-up view of the terracotta sculpture by Victor Alexander Sederbach, located in one of the niches of the Great Hall, Lacock Abbey. The photograph was taken with a 17 minute exposure time. This negative is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under norm...
[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...
[Close-up of a Dormer Window, Stable Yard, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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A calotype negative made using a rectangular piece of paper and showing a section of a dormer window with a chimney behind, making it likely that it is from the south east corner of the stable yard. The negative was originally wrapped in paper inscribed, 'Sept 11/ 42 / iogallic 5" c.a'. This neg...