Genre: Portrait Photography A posed photograph of a man leaning on walking stick by the entrance to a church. Historically this photograph has been attributed to: T.D. Eaton, B.B. Turner and S. Buckle. Chemistry float-applied on paper 238 x 193 mm. The negative, or a close variant, to this prin...
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '1/2'. Genre: Architectural Photography A posed photograph showing a thatch roofed workshop with several planks of wood outside. A man leans against the door, peering into the workshop, while a small child faces the camera sitting in a pile of wood sh...
[Portrait of a Seated Woman Reading.] Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
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Genre: Portrait Photography Studio portrait of a woman wearing an off-the-shoulder satin dress and reading a book that rests against the arm of her chair. Paper trimmed to size of image.
Genre: Portrait Photography Open air portrait of two seated women with a man standing between them. The photograph is taken at some distance away from the sitters and shows a garden lawn surrounded by trees and shrubs with a rug placed in front. Print trimmed to size of image.
[Oak Trees in a Meadow.] Photographer: Story-Maskeyne, Nevil
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Genre: Landscape Photography One of two copies (prints 643 and 644) of this subject, a view of a fenced meadow with several large oak trees. Chemistry float-applied on paper 141 x 200 mm. Oil stain in top left corner.
[[Oak Trees in a Meadow.] Photographer: Story-Maskeyne, Nevil
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Genre: Landscape Photography One of two copies (prints 643 and 644) of this subject, a view of a fenced meadow with several large oak trees. Paper trimmed to size of image.
Inscription: Signed 'Ross & Thomson' in red pencil at bottom right of print Genre: Landscape Photography Close-up of plants, with a coat draped over the wooden fence in the background and a spade leaning against it. With some retouching on spade shaft. This photograph may be one of numerou...
[Man with Horse and Cart.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Landscape Photography Man by picket fence with horse and cart; behind the cart there is a ghost-like figure of a girl and in the distance trees and a large body of water. Chemistry float-applied on paper 184 x 229 mm. Watermarked 'J Whatman 1846'. This photograph has been attributed to T...
[Capstan on Quayside.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Genre: Landscape Photography Capstan with rope pulled tight at its base, in the distance two moored brigs, possibly taken at Swansea Harbour. Positive trimmed print of negative Talbot Photo 1(233). In letter dated 3 November 1846, Jones offers to send Talbot his negatives, one is titled 'Capsta...