The Talbot Collection: The Pencil of Nature, Part 3. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
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The third installment of 'The Pencil of Nature', containing plates 13 - 15; 'Queen's College, Oxford, Entrance Gateway', 'The Ladder' and 'Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire'. The images are severely faded.
The Talbot Collection: The Pencil of Nature, Part 3. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
The third installment of 'The Pencil of Nature', containing plates 13 - 15; 'Queen's College, Oxford, Entrance Gateway', 'The Ladder' and 'Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire'. The images are severely faded.
The Talbot Collection: The Pencil of Nature, Part 4. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
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The fourth installment of 'The Pencil of Nature', containing plates 16 - 18; 'Queen's Cloisters of Lacock Abbey', 'Bust of Patroclus' and 'Gate of Christchurch'. The images are severely faded.
[Statuette of Ariadne.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Head-on view of the sculpture of Ariadne reclining on a tiger, the sculpture on a rectangular plinth against a black background. Varnished and trimmed print laid down on card 168 x 202 mm. In a letter written on the 18th November 1845 from Constance Talbot to he...
[Laocoon.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Frontal view of the replica sculpture of Laocoon and his sons entwined by two serpents. There are sixteen known negatives of this statuette. Henneman visited Lacock to photograph the piece in November 1845, but as the album in generally meticulous in crediting ...
[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.] Photographer: Henneman, Nicolaas
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Inscription: Inscribed 'N. Henneman' in ink at bottom right corner of card mount. Genre: Architectural Photography View across New Court, showing a section of the Dining Hall. Paper trimmed to size of image and laid down on card 235 x 297 mm. Another copy at Talbot Photo 16 (28) and two additi...
Inscription: Inscribed in ink beneath image: 'H.M.S. Superb, Plymouth Harbour' and at bottom right corner of card: 'N. Henneman'. Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of Captain Correy R.N., standing beside a row of cannons on the deck of H. M. S. 'Superb'. Paper trimmed to size of...
Abbotsford, the seat of Sir Walter Scott. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Letterpress caption label at bottom right corner of card and also inscribed in ink: 'H.F.T. Octr. 1844'. Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the house, with walled garden in the foreground. Also published as plate 3 of Talbot's 'Sun Pictures in Scotland.' Paper trimme...
The Tomb of Sir Walter Scott, in Dryburgh Abbey. Taken late, in an autumnal evening. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Letterpress caption label at bottom right of mount, also inscribed in ink: 'H.F.T. Octr. 1844'. Genre: Architectural Photography An exterior view of part of the abbey containing Scott's tomb, somewhat faded. Also published as plate 13 of Talbot's 'Sun Pictures in Scotland.' Paper ...
Monument to the Memory of Sir Walter Scott, in Edinburgh. As it appeared when approaching completion in October 1844. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Letterpress caption label at bottom right of mount. Genre: Architectural Photography View of the monument with scaffolding at the rear. Also published as plate 2 of Talbot's 'Sun Pictures in Scotland.' Paper trimmed to size of image and laid down on card 295 x 234 mm. Two loose co...
