Material Type: Photographs - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 4(1585)
Title:: 'The Greek slave' (marble); Powers. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
Scope & Content:: Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of the statue of a naked chained female figure, by the American sculptor Hiram Powers, set against a dark background: 'In this work a youthful creature of very delicate form is represented in marble. The figure is studied from the life, and exhibits a...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 4(1586)
Title:: 'Andromeda' (bronze); Bell. Photographer: Owen, Hugh
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Inscribed in the negative at bottom right with monogram 'H. O.' Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of Bell's bronze sculpture of Andromeda, standing naked, a chain descending from her waist. Considerable fading in from edges.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 4(1587)
Title:: Statue of Her Majesty (zinc); Vieille Montagne Company. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
Scope & Content:: Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Front view of the statue cast in zinc by the Vieille Montagne Company of Belgium, of Queen Victoria seated on her throne, placed on a large plinth. Considerable fading in from edges.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 4(1607)
Title:: Window in plaster; Tunis. Photographer: Owen, Hugh
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Inscribed in the negative at bottom right corner of window with monogram 'H. O.' Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of a plaster model of a marble lattice-work window from Tunis. Overall fading. A print of this photograph was also shown at the 1852 Royal Society of Arts Photog...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 4(1662)
Title:: Three plates, illustrative of Indian ornament.
Scope & Content:: Three pages of chromolithographic plates of Indian ornamental design.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 4(1682)
Title:: 'Eve' (marble); Van der Ven. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
Scope & Content:: Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of Van der Ven's sculpture of Eve seated with the serpent, set against a dark background. Fading in from edges and overall yellowing. A print of this photograph was also shown at the 1852 Royal Society of Arts Photographic Exhibition.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1067, 4(Frontis.)
Title:: View of Western Nave. Photographer: Ferrier, Claude-Marie
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography Interior view along the western nave, with lighthouse equipment on display in the left foreground.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1851
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1240
Title:: Photographic art treasures; or, nature and art illustrated by art and nature. By this new and beautiful art of engraving, the uncertainty of colour and the liability to fade, so objectionable in photographs, is obviated, while the detail and truth of nature is faithfully preserved. Photographer(s): Fenton, Roger
Scope & Content:: Imprint: London: Published by the Photo-Galvano-Graphic Company, Holloway Place, Holloway Road, Islington. December, 1856. Folio, published in parts, incomplete. With note on wrapper reading: 'Memo: This work was among those abstracted from the Liby. by the suicide Greenwood and found to be 3 ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1856-1857
Extent:: 13 items

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1240(1)
Title:: York Minster, (from Lendall). Photographer: Fenton, Roger
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View along the street towards the towers of York Minster. Proof, published October 1856.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1856
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: X.1240(2)
Title:: Cedars, Monmouthshire. Photographer: Fenton, Roger
Scope & Content:: Genre: Landscape Photography View looking across a lake and lawns towards the trees. Proof, published October 1856.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1856
Extent:: 1 item

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