[Daguerreotype view of Paris.] Photographer: Chevalier, Victor
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Inscription: Label on verso: No. 495/ Epreuve du Daguerréotype/ par Victor Chevalier/ Ingénieur Opticien/ Quai de l'Horloge no. 77ter/ Faite le 15 mai 1843/ à 11 heures/ en 28 secondes Daguerreotype view taken from an elevated vantage point on the île de la Cité, looking down onto the Pont Neuf...
[Daguerreotype of All Souls' Church, Langham Place, London.] Photographer: Sainte Croix
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Genre: Architectural Photography View taken from an elevated vantage point, looking across Regent Street, with All Souls Church towards the right. Whole plate daguerreotype contained in a passe partout frame, with an elliptical opening, overall dimensions: 292 x 243 mm. In a letter from Henry T...
Genre: Architectural Photography An ambrotype that partially covers a piece of glass; a view taken from the lawn, it shows the side of a country estate with a section of a conservatory. The image is backed with black varnish and produces a positive image on the verso. The item had an accompanyi...
[East Front of Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Foote, James
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Genre: Architectural Photography A collodion positive of the east front of Lacock Abbey taken at an oblique angle showing part of the lawn in the foreground. Image attributed to James Foote.
[Group portrait of the Talbot Family, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Blomfield, John Henry
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Genre: Portrait Photography Collodion negative attributed to John Jenry Blomfield depicting the Talbot family (minus Matilda), in the cloisters of Lacock Abbey. From left to right: Charles Talbot (leaning against a pillar), Ela Talbot (seated), William Henry Fox Talbot (with his arm against th...
[Group portrait of the Talbot Family, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Blomfield, John Henry
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Genre: Portrait Photography Collodion negative attributed to J.H. Blomfield depicting the Talbot family (minus Matilda) by the cloisters at Lacock Abbey. Lady Constance is seated, standing behind her from right to left: William Henry Fox Talbot, Ela Talbot, Charles and Rosamond Talbot.
Talbot Collection: Photographic and Photoglyphic Engraving Proofs. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Collection of 88 loose leaf prints, showing examples of photographic engraving, photoglyphic engraving and photo-sculpsit. The majority are engravings of photographs that were not originally taken by Talbot and are examples of European architecture, some of which were also used as examples of ph...
[Frayed and Folded Piece of Muslin.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: 'P.A.L.22/ 37.543/ Talbot'. Oblong piece of fabric that is frayed at one end and folded at the other. Photographic engraving on steel plate from Talbot original. Image size 93 x 64 mm, press imprint size 103 x 73 mm, paper size 256 x 168 mm. Paper has ...
[Frayed and Folded Piece of Muslin.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '90851'. Oblong piece of fabric that is frayed at one end and folded at the other. Photographic engraving on steel plate from Talbot original. Contrast of the folded section is less than in Talbot Photo 5 (1). Image size 93 x 64 mm, press imprint size ...
[Curved Fern Leaf.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '90024'. Genre: Scientific Photography Top piece of a fern leaf, bent two thirds of the way along the shaft. Photoglyphic engraving from Talbot original. Written in pencil along right edge by Eugene Ostroff (Curator of photography at The National Muse...