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Name Talbot, William Henry Fox, pioneer of photography, 1800-1877 Level [41] Item

1. Photo 1246/2(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1246/2(26)
Title:
Polysiphonia fibrata [Botanical Specimen]. Photographer(s):Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800-1877)
Scope & Content:
Specimen of red alga found in the coast of the British Isles. Photographic engraving; corners trimmed. Inscription in pencil beneath print: 'Polysiphonia fibrata'
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1852-53
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 1246/2(75)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1246/2(75)
Title:
Delesseria alata [Marine Specimen]. Photographer(s):Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800-1877)
Scope & Content:
Specimen of red marine species. Photographic engraving. Inscription in pencil beneath print: 'Delesseria alata'
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1852-53
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 1246/3(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1246/3(34)
Title:
[Three Waterfalls]. Photographer(s): Story-Maskelyne, Nevil (1823-1911), Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800-1877)
Scope & Content:
View of three waterfalls, possibly Sgwd Yr Eira near Neath in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Salted paper print; removed from mount; loss of highlight details in water; print faded and yellowed; housed in Melinex; loose in album.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1850-1870
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 1246/4(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1246/4(12)
Title:
High Street Oxford. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800-1877)
Scope & Content:
View of a street with trees on the right: a horse and cart and buildings in the distance. Salted paper print; from Calotype negative; print faded and yellowed; further yellowing from edges; tear on left edge. Inscription in pencil beneath print on the left: 'W.H. Fox Talbot.', 'High Street Oxfo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1847
Extent:
1 item

5. Talbot Photo 1(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(1)
Title:
Articles of china. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot
Scope & Content:
View of four shelves of porcelain; this is the original trimmed negative (waxed), used as plate 3 of The Pencil of Nature. Prints taken from this negative can also be found at Talbot Photo 2(8-10) and Talbot Photo 6(3).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before Jan 1844
Extent:
1 item

6. Talbot Photo 1(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(2)
Title:
Bust of Patroclus. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot
Scope & Content:
Cropped view of the sculpture. This is the original trimmed negative (waxed), used as a replacement version for plate 5 in later issues of The Pencil of Nature. Prints made from this negative can be found at Talbot Photo 2(16-19, 696), Talbot Photo 6(5), Talbot Photo 16(10).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before 1846
Extent:
1 item

7. Talbot Photo 1(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(3)
Title:
Leaf of a plant. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot.
Scope & Content:
Photogenic drawing contact negative of a trifoliate stem of a fern-like plant; this is possibly the original trimmed negative that was used for plate 7 of The Pencil of Nature. With portions missing from all four corners, presumably from having been removed from an album page. Prints from this n...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before 14 Feb 1844
Extent:
1 item

8. Talbot Photo 1(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(4)
Title:
Cloisters of Lacock Abbey. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot
Scope & Content:
Inscribed K in ink at top left corner of sensitised side. View taken from inside the cloister yard, showing the northern section of the ivy-covered wall, with a row of perpendicular traceried arches; this is possibly the original trimmed negative that was used for plate 16 of The Pencil of Natu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid 1840s
Extent:
1 item

9. Talbot Photo 1(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(5)
Title:
Facsimile of an old printed page. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot
Scope & Content:
Photogenic drawing negative of a page of text; possibly the original trimmed negative used for plate 9 of The Pencil of Nature.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before Mar 1840
Extent:
1 item

10. Talbot Photo 1(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(6)
Title:
Sharington's Tower, Lacock Abbey. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot
Scope & Content:
View from the south, looking across the lawn towards Sharington's tower, with two ladders leaning against the east wall. This is the original trimmed negative used for plate 19 of ThePencil of Nature. Prints from this negative can be found at Talbot Photo 2(61) and Talbot Photo 6(19).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before Feb 1845
Extent:
1 item