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[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...
Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in ink at bottom right of mount: 'Octr. 1844. Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh.' Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the façade, with steps leading to the terrace in the foreground. Also published as plate 1 of Talbot's 'Sun Pictures in Scotland.' Varnished a...
The Ancient Vestry, Lacock Abbey, 13th Century. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in ink as above at bottom right of mount. Genre: Portrait Photography A view of the ivy-covered cloisters of Lacock Abbey, with Talbot's friend (and fellow photographer) Calvert Jones seated in one of the arches. A considerably faded print. Paper trimmed to size of image...
[Bust of Patroclus.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Head-on view of the sculpture with the bottom slightly cropped; a larger variant included in some issues of 'The Pencil of Nature,' after the original negative was damaged. Paper trimmed to size of image and laid down on card 310 x 247 mm. An additional four loo...
[Articles of Glass.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Still Life Photography View of three shelves displaying glass goblets and decanters. Paper trimmed to size of image and laid down on card 253 x 314 mm. Three loose copies of this image are at Talbot Photo 2 (13-15). Also published as plate 4 of 'The Pencil of Nature', where the accompan...