West front, Lacock Abbey. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '199'. Genre: Architectural Photography One of four copies (prints 308-311) of this subject, a close view of the ivy-covered west front of Lacock Abbey, showing the gothic window and part of the double staircase. Chemistry float-applied on paper 185 x...
[Cloisters at Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close-up view of perpendicular traceried arches in the cloisters of Lacock Abbey. Chemistry float-applied on paper 94 x 114 mm. [Schaaf 306.]
[Detail of the exterior of Henry VII's Chapel, Westminster Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close-up view of a section of the facade of the chapel, showing windows and sculptural detail of stonework. This is the only known print of this subject. Chemistry brush-applied on paper 185 x 230 mm. For a discussion of this image, see Larry J. Schaaf, 'The P...
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the shop front of Lovejoy's Library in Reading, with photographs for sale on dispay in the window. The stationery shop was owned by George Lovejoy and supplied Henneman photographic materials. It was also a centre for the town's scientific and lit...
[St Helen's Square, York.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '? York/ 180'. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography One of two copies (prints 346 and 347) of this subject, a view looking towards St Helen's Church on the right, with a shop on the left. Talbot photographed with Rev Richard Calvert Jones in York in...
[Man and Child seated outside a House.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Genre: Portrait Photography A man and Child (possibly Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot and his daughter) sit nearby the front door of a house with round windows. Chemistry float-applied on paper 180 x 227 mm. Watermarked 'J Whatman 1846'. The building is very washed out in places.
[Neath Abbey.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Genre: Architectural Photography A tightly composed view of a doorway and windows of abbey ruins. The photograph was probably taken in 1847 by Calvert Jones (inferred from letter LA47-022). Chemistry float-applied on paper 192 x 225 mm. The negative of this print has been numbered 200. which a...
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the side of a smooth-walled church, with brick clock tower behind giving the time of one thirty-five, tombstones visible in the foreground. Same church as in Talbot Photo 2 (403). Chemistry float-applied on paper 187 x 227 mm. The photograph has been att...
[The Conservative Club, London.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the west side of St James's Street with the white, neo-classical building and passing horse-drawn carriages. Chemistry float-applied on paper 247 x 197 mm. For a discussion of this image, see text by Larry J. Schaaf in, ‘Sun Pictures. Catalogue Eight' (...
Genre: Architectural Photography View of an empty city street nearest to the camera is a Georgian town house, which is next to a Tudor building with a wooden portico. Chemistry float-applied on paper 224 x 183 mm.