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21. Talbot Photo 10(41)

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Talbot Photo 10(41)
Title:
[Cameraless contact negative of a botanical specimen.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography A cameraless photogenic drawing of a long stemmed plant with several tendril-like off-shoots and two clusters of leaves.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1839-1840
Extent:
1 item

22. Talbot Photo 10(42)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 10(42)
Title:
[Cameraless contact negative of three botanical specimens.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography A cameraless photogenic drawing of three plants, the left-hand one facing downwards and possibly a cutting from a cedar or cypress, the right specimen a heliophilia. For a discussion of this image, see text by Larry J. Schaaf in, ‘Sun Pictures. Catalogue Seven' (...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1839
Extent:
1 item

23. Talbot Photo 10(47)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 10(47)
Title:
[Cameraless contact negative of a botanical specimen.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography A cameraless photogenic drawing of a curved plant stem, with five-bladed leaves and thin off-shoots, possibly the same plant as seen in print 49.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1839-1840
Extent:
1 item

24. Talbot Photo 10(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 10(48)
Title:
[Cameraless contact negative of a sprig of fennel.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography A cameraless photogenic drawing of a stem of fennel. Watermarked paper.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1839-1840
Extent:
1 item

25. Talbot Photo 10(49)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 10(49)
Title:
[Cameraless contact negative of a botanical specimen.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography A cameraless photogenic drawing of a stem of five-bladed leaves and thin off-shoots, possibly the same plant as print 47.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1839-1840
Extent:
1 item

26. Talbot Photo 10(50)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 10(50)
Title:
[Photogenic drawing of a tri-lobed leaf.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography A cameraless photogenic drawing of a single tri-lobed leaf.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1839-1840
Extent:
1 item

27. Talbot Photo 12(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 12(34)
Title:
[Slice of a horse chestnut, seen through a solar microscope.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in a modern hand on album page, '28 May 1840.' Genre: Scientific Photography A faded print showing a section of a horse chestnut, taken through a solar microscope and producing an effect of concentric circles. Paper watermarked 'J Whatman/ 1838'. Chemistry float-applied ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
28 May 1840
Extent:
1 item

28. Talbot Photo 12(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 12(45)
Title:
[Fly's Wings.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Scientific Photography An almost completely indiscernible positive print of a wing placed horizontally onto the paper. Salted paper print from a revived negative. Chemistry float-applied on paper 114 x 181 mm. Paper watermarked 'J Whatman 1840'.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
14 Jan 1840
Extent:
1 item

29. Talbot Photo 12(55)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 12(55)
Title:
[Botanical specimen of three leaves.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Scientific Photography Cameraless contact negative of three leaves. The upper two (?chestnut) are from the same plant, have serrated edges and are joined, the lower leaf, possibly from a peony, has a cleft tip and has been placed horizontally onto the page.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1839
Extent:
1 item

30. Talbot Photo 13(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 13(5)
Title:
[Photogenic drawing of a tri-lobed leaf.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Scientific Photography A cameraless photogenic drawing negative of a single tri-lobed leaf. Paper trimmed to size of image and diagonally at corners.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1840
Extent:
1 item