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Container Reference (shelfmark) Talbot Photo 17

1. Talbot Photo 17(1)

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Talbot Photo 17(1)
Title:
[Cover of 'The Pencil of Nature'.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed above photograph: 'Matilda/ the gift of her affectionate Papa/ 25th Febry 1851'. A camera diminished reproduction of the central design for the cover of 'The Pencil of Nature'.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1844
Extent:
1 item

2. Talbot Photo 17(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 17(2)
Title:
Diminished [Copy of a Lithographic Print.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on recto: 'Diminished'. Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of A camera diminished copy of Louis Leopold Boilly's 'Réunion de trente-cinq têtes diverses'. The original reproduction of this lithograph was used as plate 11 in 'The Pencil of Nature' and loose copies can be found ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1844
Extent:
1 item

3. Talbot Photo 17(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 17(3)
Title:
Merton College, Oxford. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on recto: 'Merton College, Oxford'. Genre: Architectural Photography A small calotype showing a view of part of the college buildings. The photograph is extremely faded and the image indistinct, though it may have been taken from across the Fellow's Garden. The photograp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

4. Talbot Photo 17(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 17(4)
Title:
Usk Castle, Monmouthshire. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on recto: 'Usk Castle, Monmouthshire'. Genre: Architectural Photography A small calotype showing a wooden slated gate in an archway of the castle ruins. Possibly taken during Talbot's visit to Monmouthshire in August 1844.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1844
Extent:
1 item

5. Talbot Photo 17(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 17(5)
Title:
Radcliffe Library, Oxford. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on recto: 'Radcliffe Library, Oxford'. Genre: Architectural Photography A small calotype showing a view taken from an elevated vantage point in the court of All Souls' College, looking towards the Radcliffe Camera, with the wall and gateway of All Souls' in the foregroun...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1843
Extent:
1 item

6. Talbot Photo 17(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 17(6)
Title:
Sion, Switzerland, diminished from an Engraving. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on recto: 'Sion, Switzerland/ diminished from an engraving'. Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of A camera diminished reproduction of an engraving depicting a narrow lane with houses containing wooden balconies, under which stand several groups of women, some with baskets ba...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

7. Talbot Photo 17(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 17(7)
Title:
Boulevards, Paris. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in top left corner of photograph '12' and in ink: 'Boulevards, Paris'. Genre: Architectural Photography A small calotype taken from a first floor window showing the top of an advertising kiosk with a row of shops on the opposite side of the street and a line of horse-dra...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1843
Extent:
1 item

8. Talbot Photo 17(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 17(8)
Title:
Eglise de la Madeleine, Paris. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed: 'Eglise de la Madeleine/ Paris'. Genre: Architectural Photography A small calotype showing a tightly composed and slightly oblique view of the entrance to the church with a section of the Corinthian columns.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1843
Extent:
1 item

9. Talbot Photo 17(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 17(9)
Title:
Regent Street. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed: 'Regent Street'. Genre: Architectural Photography A small calotype taken from a first floor window looking across Regent Street at a slight angle and showing a row of buildings with their shop fronts. Photograph trimmed to leave border around image.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

10. Talbot Photo 17(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 17(10)
Title:
Eaton Hall, Cheshire. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed: 'Eaton Hall, Cheshire/ Marquis of Westminster'. Genre: Architectural Photography A small calotype of a view across the lawn showing a slightly sideways depiction of the Gothic south-west façade. Similar images can be seen in Talbot Photo 2 (338) and Talbot Photo 16 (39)...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1845
Extent:
1 item