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[Daguerreotype portrait of Nicolaas Henneman.] Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
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Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length portrait of Nicolaas Henneman, seated in a leather arm chair, resting his right elbow on the arm of the chair and with his hand by his temple, looking towards the right. Sixth-plate daguerreotype, mounted in a burgundy leather case with the Adelaide Galle...
Daguerreotype portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot. Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
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Half-length portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot, wearing a top hat and with a monocle around his neck resting against his white waistcoat. He holds an open book in his right hand, while behind him is a studio backdrop of a landscape. Sixth-plate daguerreotype mounted in a navy leather case, wit...
[Daguerreotype portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot.] Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
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Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length daguerreotype portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot, wearing a top hat and with a monocle around his neck resting against his fastened jacket. He is posed holding an open book, while behind him is a backdrop of a landscape. Sixth plate daguerreotype mounte...
[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...