[Daguerreotype portrait of Matilda, Rosamond and Ela Talbot.] Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
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Genre: Portrait Photography Studio portrait of Talbot's daughters when they are young girls: Rosamond sits in the centre on the arm of a chair, her older sister, Ela, stands on the right and holds Rosamond's hand, whilst her younger sister, Matilda, stands on the left, her arm on Rosamond's sho...
[Daguerreotype portrait of Rosamond Talbot.] Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
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Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length portrait of Henry Talbot's second daughter, Rosamond, wearing an off-the-shoulder checked dress and sitting in a leather armchair, facing the camera, with her hands on her lap. Sixth plate daguerreotype in passe partout with an octagonal opening, with han...
[Daguerreotype portrait of Matilda Talbot.] Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
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Genre: Portrait Photography Studio portrait of Talbot's youngest daughter, seated at an angle in a leather armchair, but facing the camera and holding a posy. Sixth plate daguerreotype in passe partout with an oval opening, and with a hand-drawn border in black ink; overall dimensions: 117 x 10...
[Daguerreotype portrait of Ela Talbot.] Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
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Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length studio portrait of Talbot's eldest daughter Ela Theresa (1835-1893), seated and facing slightly to the right. Sixth plate daguerreotype in passe partout with an oval opening, with a hand-drawn border in black ink; overall dimensions: 117 x 101 mm.
[Daguerreotype portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot.] Photographer: Beard, Richard
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Inscription: Patent label on verso: ''PATENT/ PHOTOGRAPHIC LIKENESSES/ taken by/ WOLCOTTS/ Reflecting Apparatus/ at the/ ROYAL POLYTECHNIC/ INSTITUTION/ Regent Street.' Genre: Portrait Photography Head and shoulders daguerreotype portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot, facing directly into the c...
[Daguerreotype portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot.] Photographer: Beard, Richard
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Inscription: Patent label on verso: ''PATENT/ PHOTOGRAPHIC LIKENESSES/ taken by/ WOLCOTTS/ Reflecting Apparatus/ at the/ ROYAL POLYTECHNIC/ INSTITUTION/ Regent Street.' Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders daguerreotype portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot, facing towards the left. N...
[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.
