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41. Talbot Photo 3(82)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 3(82)
Title:
[Letter from Sir John Herschel to Talbot.]
Scope & Content:
Letter written by Sir John Herschel to Talbot on the 3rd March 1840, with seal intact. Transcript below. Slough March 3. 1840 My dear Sir Many thanks for your beautiful specimens. I took the liberty (not I hope one you will disapprove) to give them to an Italian friend on his way to Florence...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
03 Mar 1840
Extent:
1 item

42. Talbot Photo 3(142)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 3(142)
Title:
[Section of Old Printed Book.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Possibly a leucotype that is a contact print from the original negative of the manuscript 'Ricardi Secundi' which was taken in 1839. Originally wrapped in paper marked '8 April/ 43 L.'. This print is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal light levels.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
8 Apr 1843
Extent:
1 item

43. Talbot Photo 3(143)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 3(143)
Title:
[Section of Old Printed Book.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Possibly a leucotype that is a contact print from the original negative of the manuscript 'Ricardi Secundi' which was taken in 1839. Originally wrapped in paper marked '8 April/ 43 L.'. This print is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal light levels.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
8 Apr 1843
Extent:
1 item

44. Talbot Photo 6(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 6(8)
Title:
A Scene in a Library. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography Plate 8 of Matilda Gilchrist-Clark's bound copy of 'The Pencil of Nature'. A head-on view of two shelves of books. Paper trimmed to size of image. The text that accompanies the plate reads, 'Among the many novel ideas which the discovery of Photography has sugges...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before 22 Mar 1844
Extent:
1 item

45. Talbot Photo 6(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 6(9)
Title:
Fac-simile of an Old Printed Page. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Plate 9 of Matilda Gilchrist-Clark's bound copy of 'The Pencil of Nature'. A reproduction of a printed page titled 'Ricardi Secundi'. Chemistry float-applied on paper 220 x 177. The text that accompanies the plate reads, 'Taken from a black-letter volume in the Author's library, containing the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before Aug 1839
Extent:
1 item

46. Talbot Photo 10(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 10(7)
Title:
Persian Newspaper. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed along top of print: 'Persian Newspaper' and handwritten in pencil by Eugene Ostroff on album page beside the photograph: 'H.F. Talbot Photograph [W.H.F.T]' A page of Persian script with two columns of writing, the left-hand side written horizontally, the narrower right-ha...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 1840s
Extent:
1 item

47. Talbot Photo 13(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 13(19)
Title:
[Amelina's harp in the South Gallery, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography Study of the harp in the South Gallery at Lacock, positioned in front of a grand piano, with a bookshelf to the right. Chemistry float-applied on paper 184 x 227 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
16 Oct 1840
Extent:
1 item

48. Talbot Photo 13(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 13(21)
Title:
[Lady Elisabeth Feilding reclining on a chaise longue, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on negative: '20 April 1842'. Genre: Portrait Photography A portrait of Talbot's mother reclining on a chaise longue; she is seen in profile, wearing a bonnet and studying a book. Chemistry float-applied on paper 183 x 224 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
20 Apr 1842
Extent:
1 item

49. Talbot Photo 13(27)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 13(27)
Title:
[Nicolaas Henneman reading, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography An extremely faint print of Nicolaas Henneman sitting at one end of a chaise longue reading, his head supported on his right arm. Behind Henneman there is a light backdrop and a bugia candle on a high table. Chemistry float-applied on paper 186 x 228 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
02 Oct 1841
Extent:
1 item

50. Talbot Photo 14(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 14(22)
Title:
[Stone carved with hieroglyphs.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Archaeological Photography A faint image of a section of stone carved in light relief with three registers of hieroglyphs. Chemistry float-applied on paper 113 x 178 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
28 Nov 1840
Extent:
1 item