Dovecote, Singleton. Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: '535/ 7/9(h)/ Dovecote Singleton/ Henneman Sun Pictures no. 12'. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View of the side of the dovecote with a man seated on a wheelbarrow in the foreground towards the left. Image used as plate 12 in Nicolaas Henneman's 'Talbot...
Genre: Portrait Photography One of two copies (prints 637 and 638) of this subject, a vignette of gamekeeper standing on a trough and leaning against wall, with rifle in his hands. Historically this photograph has been attributed to: T.D. Eaton, B.B. Turner and S. Buckle. The sitter is the same...
Genre: Portrait Photography One of two copies (prints 637 and 638) of this subject, a vignette of gamekeeper standing on a trough and leaning against wall, with rifle in his hands. Historically this photograph has been attributed to: T.D. Eaton, B.B. Turner and S. Buckle. The sitter is the same...
[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.
The Fruit Sellers. Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: 'The Fruitsellers' 'Photograph taken by Fox Talbot in the Cloisters at Lacock Abbey. An interesting group of figures with the costumes of the early forties.' [typewritten] One of two copies (prints 324 and 714) of this subject, four men and two women posing with...
[Plants and a Basket.] Photographer: Llewellyn, John Dillwyn
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Genre: Still Life Photography Close-up view of a garden bed with a basket containing flowers placed on the grass verge. Likely to have been photographed by John Dillwyn Llewelyn. Trimmed print laid down on card.
Silver Shield and Tankards. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '90337'. Genre: Still Life Photography Selection of tankards, urns and a shield displayed by a draped curtain, also known as 'Group of Antique Plate'. Photoglyphic engraving on steel plate originally taken from a stereograph by Sir Charles Eastlake, r...
A Fruit Piece. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Still Life Photography Plate 24 of Matilda Gilchrist-Clark's bound copy of 'The Pencil of Nature'. A still life of two baskets (one of wicker, the other porcelain), containing fruit (apples and a pineapple), set on a tartan tablecloth. Paper trimmed to size of image. The text that acco...
[Maltese vase and statuette of boy reading.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Date inscribed in the negative: '29 April 1840'. Genre: Still Life Photography Study of two pieces of china against a dark background; to the right a sculpture of a seated cherub reading and to the left a wine vase decorated with grape motif and snake handle. Chemistry float-appli...
[Urn, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative: 'May 22 1840.' Genre: Still Life Photography A head-on view of a calyx-krater shaped urn on a plinth, the body of the urn decorated with Medusa's face. Another copy of this print can be found at Talbot Photo 15 (28). Chemistry float-applied on paper 183 ...