[Old Houses, Wind Street, Swansea.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Inscription: 174 Genre: Urban Topographical Photography A view diagonally across a street to somewhat rickety terraced houses and shops. Chemistry float-applied on paper 194 x 249 mm. The negative to this print can be found at Talbot Photo 1(229).
[Carte de visite portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot.]
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated carte de visite of Talbot, his right arm resting on a table. With photographer's details printed on reverse of mount. Carte size 106 x 63 mm.
[Floral Arrangement in Urn.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Label on verso: 'Patent/Talbotype or/ Sun Pictures'. Genre: Still Life Photography A display of garden flowers in a reproduction Grecian urn, which stands on a tartan rug. Trimmed print laid down on card, image somewhat faded.
[Photomicrograph of Four Plants.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Label on verso: 'Patent/ Talbotype Or/ Sun Pictures'. Genre: Scientific Photography A photomicrograph showing the cross-section of four plant stems as seen through a microscope. Salt print taken from a solar microscope negative. Trimmed print laid down on card.
York Minster. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: 'York Minster.' Genre: Architectural Photography View of the lower section of the west front of York Minster, with iron railings in the foreground. Chemistry float-applied on paper 225 x 187 mm. [Schaaf 2200.]
Inscribed in the negative: 45. Bay of Baia (joins 46 at xx) Right-hand print of a panorama of the Bay of Baia showing a ruined tower on the right, the castle on the skyline on far left above the bay. Chemistry float-applied on paper 191 x 235 mm. Left-hand print of panarama can be seen at print...
Benedictine Convent, Catania. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
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Inscription: Bridges/ Benedictine Convent/ Catania/ No 33 Genre: Architectural Photography Oblique view of the convent with its intricate windows and showing the convent's dome behind. Positive print of one of the 73 negatives sent to Talbot from Malta on the 20th October 1846. Chemistry float...
The Martyrs' Monument [Oxford]. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the monument, with the stone building known as Caesar's Lodge in the background. Diagonal tear from bottom edge of paper. Chemistry floated on paper 223 x 187 mm. Also published as plate 21 of 'The Pencil of Nature', issued between 13 and 22 December 1...
Hagar in the Desert. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of One of four copies (prints 68 and 703-705) of this subject, a reproduction of a lithograph by Johann Nepomuk Strixner of Pier Franceso Mola's original drawing. Chemistry floated on paper 186 x 224 mm. Also published as plate 23 of 'The Pencil of Nature', issue...
Genre: Architectural Photography One of three copies (prints 165-167) of this subject, a view looking across the graveyard towards the church. A somewhat faded image, with chemistry float-applied on paper 185 x 224 mm. [Schaaf 1728.]