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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Talbot Photo Subject Architecture Material Type Photographs

1. 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

2. 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

3. Talbot Photo 1(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(7)
Title:
Hall door, Abbotsford. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot.
Scope & Content:
Original trimmed negative for plate 5 of Sun Pictures in Scotland (1845).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Oct 1844
Extent:
1 item

4. Talbot Photo 1(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(8)
Title:
Melrose Abbey. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot
Scope & Content:
View of the abbey ruins from the graveyard; probably the original trimmed negative for plate 7 of Sun Pictures in Scotland (1845).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Oct 1844
Extent:
1 item

5. Talbot Photo 1(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(9)
Title:
The Martyrs' Monument, Oxford with Caesar's Lodge behind. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot.
Scope & Content:
Inscribed in pencil, bottom left of sensitised side: N 1. Portions of sky area blacked out with crayon. The numbering on the back may refer to the photograph having been taken by Nicolaas Henneman. Trimmed negative.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1843
Extent:
1 item

6. Talbot Photo 1(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(10)
Title:
Quadrangle of St John's College, Oxford. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot
Scope & Content:
View of the corner of Canterbury Quad, with the ornate Renaissance style entrance to the Great Lawn. Trimmed negative.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

7. Talbot Photo 1(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(11)
Title:
Balliol College, Oxford. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot.
Scope & Content:
View of part of the college, possibly the entrance to the chapel, with a spire visible above the crenellated roofline. Trimmed negative.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

8. Talbot Photo 1(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(12)
Title:
Christ Church College, Oxford. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot.
Scope & Content:
View looking across the quadrangle of Christ Church College, with the cathedral spire rising on the skyline beyond. Prints from this trimmed negative can be found at Talbot Photo 2(172-173).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

9. Talbot Photo 1(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(13)
Title:
St John's College, Oxford. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot.
Scope & Content:
View taken from inside Canterbury Quad of St John's College, showing the colonnade and entrance to the Great Lawn. Trimmed negative.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

10. Talbot Photo 1(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(14)
Title:
St Mary's Church, Oxford. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot.
Scope & Content:
Inscribed in pencil: g. View of the church taken from the High Street, showing the windows along the nave and truncated spire. A print taken from this negative can be found at Talbot Photo 2(182).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item