Convent St. Nicolo. Etna. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
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Inscription: [Title and signature inscribed on verso.] Genre: Landscape Photography View along a small dirt track approach that leads to the convent, which is partially hidden by a row of tall trees; behind the building along the skyline is a hill. Trimmed negative.
[Bassett Down House in Winter.] Photographer: Story-Maskeyne, Nevil
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Genre: Architectural Photography Taken from a slightly elevated position, looking down to an angled view of the house, which is partially obscured by some deciduous trees that are in the foreground. Slight chemical staining along the right edge of the trimmed negative, there is also has a very ...
Leaf of a Plant. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Still Life Photography One of four copies (prints 24-26 and 697) of this subject, a direct cameraless image of the trifoliate stem of a fern-like plant, against a plain background. Chemistry float-applied on paper 227 x 185 mm. Watermarked 'J Whatman Turkey Mill 1840'. Original negative ...
Leaf of a Plant. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Still Life Photography One of four copies (prints 24-26 and 697) of this subject, a direct cameraless image of the trifoliate stem of a fern-like plant, against a plain background. Chemistry float-applied on paper 229 x 185 mm. Original negative at Talbot Photo 1 (3). Also published as ...
Leaf of a Plant. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Still Life Photography One of four copies (prints 24-26 and 697) of this subject, a direct cameraless image of the trifoliate stem of a fern-like plant, against a plain background. Chemistry float-applied on paper 223 x 185 mm. Original negative at Talbot Photo 1 (3). Also published as ...
The Haystack. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: 'I. HW.' [Intensified by Harold White]. Genre: Landscape Photography One of four copies (prints 34-35, 698 and 751) of this subject, a view of a haystack with a ladder leaning against it. Intensified print 161 x 209 mm. Also published as plate 10 of 'The Penc...
The Haystack. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Landscape Photography One of four copies (prints 34-35, 698 and 751) of this subject, a view of a haystack with a ladder leaning against it. Chemistry float-applied on paper 184 x 224 mm. Also published as plate 10 of 'The Pencil of Nature', issued 29 January 1845, where the accompanyi...
Place of embarkation on Loch Katrine. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: '9/4'. Genre: Landscape Photography View looking along the shore of the loch, towards moored rowing boats and a small wooden jetty; with the rocky hillside rising behind. Chemistry float-applied on paper 187 x 225 mm. Also published as plate 10 in Talbot's 'Sun...
[Lock Katrine Pier, scene of the Lady of the Lake.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Landscape Photography One of three copies (prints 95-97) of this subject. View looking along the loch, with a small wooden jetty in the foreground. Chemistry float-applied on paper 183 x 227 mm. Also published as plate 11 in Talbot's 'Sun Pictures in Scotland'. For an almost identical co...