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1. Talbot Photo 1(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(21)
Title:
Oxford Botanical Gardens and Magdalen Bell Tower. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot
Scope & Content:
View across a lawn, with trees and shrubs, looking towards a section of brick wall, presumably part of the Botanical Garden, In the background, the finials of the Magdalen Bell Tower can be seen above the trees. Waxed negative.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

2. Talbot Photo 1(49)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(49)
Title:
Garden scene with broom and spade, probably at Lacock Abbey. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot
Scope & Content:
Garden scene, with a broom and a spade placed in front of foliage. Trimmed negative.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

3. Talbot Photo 1(224)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(224)
Title:
[Portrait group in the garden of Singleton Abbey, Swansea.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
Scope & Content:
View looking along the garden towards the house, with groups of men, women and children posed at various points in the foreground, middleground and background. Trimmed negative
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

4. Talbot Photo 1(329)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(329)
Title:
Garden of Selvia, Capuchin Monastery. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
Scope & Content:
Inscription: 422 [title and Bridges' signature inscribed on verso]. Genre: Landscape Photography Part of the monastery's garden surrounded by high rock cliffs; in the centre six monks and a layman pose for the photographer. Trimmed negative.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1846
Extent:
1 item

5. Talbot Photo 2(197)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 2(197)
Title:
[Botanical Gardens, Oxford.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of conservatory buildings in the Botanic Gardens, with Magdalen Tower rising beyond. Another copy of this image can be found at Talbot Photo 13 (18). Trimmed paper 170 x 203 mm. [Schaaf 2676.]
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
30 Jul 1842
Extent:
1 item

6. Talbot Photo 2(229)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 2(229)
Title:
[Garden Shed, Lacock.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Head-on view of the doorway of a shed or other out-building, almost entirely concealed by climbing plants. A rake and a broom have been placed in front of the doorway, with a wooden seat to the right. The composition here is reminiscent of the more famous 'The O...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1843-1845
Extent:
1 item

7. Talbot Photo 2(230)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 2(230)
Title:
[Garden Shed, Lacock.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Head-on view of the doorway of a shed or other out-building, almost entirely concealed by climbing plants. A rake and a broom have been placed in front of the doorway, with a wooden seat to the right. The composition here is reminiscent of the more famous 'The O...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1843-1845
Extent:
1 item

8. Talbot Photo 2(248)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 2(248)
Title:
[Outdoor scene with gardening implements, (?)Lacock.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Dated in the negative, bottom left, '23 Feby. 1841.' Genre: Landscape Photography One of two copies (prints 247-248) of this composition, a view of an ivy-covered stone wall, with a wicker basket and a wooden rake in the foreground. Chemistry float-applied on paper 186 x 225 mm. A...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
23 Feb 1841
Extent:
1 item

9. Talbot Photo 2(302)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 2(302)
Title:
[Lady Elisabeth's rose garden, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View looking towards trees, with a trellis and an urn on a plinth in the foreground. Chemistry float-applied on paper 189 x 228 mm. A faded and discoloured print. [Schaaf 2072.]
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

10. Talbot Photo 2(303)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 2(303)
Title:
Wooden bridge and leafless trees, Lacock Abbey. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '9/1 Wooden bridge & leafless trees Lacock Abbey'. Genre: Landscape Photography One of two copies (prints 303 and 494) of this subject, a winter scene with trees, looking towards the wooden footbridge across the Avon, known as the 'China Bridge' ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 1840s
Extent:
1 item