The Ladder. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Still Life Photography One of four copies (prints 49-52) of this subject, showing three men grouped around a ladder in the stableyard of Lacock Abbey, the top resting against the first-floor doorway. Two men stand at its base, while a youth is posed in the upper storey opening, his left ...
Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography One of two copies (prints 53 and 684) of this subject, a view looking across the River Avon towards the south façade of the building, with the Sharington tower reflected in the water. Chemistry floated on paper 192 x 239 mm; portion missing from left side of pri...
Cloisters of Lacock Abbey. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography One of three copies (prints 54-55 and 752) of this subject, taken from inside the cloister yard, it shows a view of the northern section of the ivy-covered cloister wall with a row of erpendicular traceried arches and the entrance at left. Chemistry floated on p...
Cloisters of Lacock Abbey. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography One of three copies (prints 54-55 and 752) of this subject, taken from inside the cloister yard, it shows a view of the northern section of the ivy-covered cloister wall with a row of Perpendicular traceried arches and the entrance at left. Chemistry floated on ...
Bust of Patroclus. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Dated '9 Aug 1843' in the negative. Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of One of two copies (prints 56-57) of this subject, showing the sculpture in full left profile. See also print 426, taken on the same date. Chemistry floated on paper 184 x 148 mm. Also published as plate 17 of '...
Bust of Patroclus. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Dated '9 Aug 1843' in the negative. Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of One of two copies (prints 56-57) of this subject, showing the sculpture in full left profile with the lower part of the chest and plinth cropped. See also print 426, taken on the same date. Chemistry floated on ...
Gate of Christchurch [Oxford]. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography One of two copies (prints 58-59) of this subject, looking along the street towards the gateway and clock tower of Christ Church College, with Pembroke College on the right. Chemistry floated on paper 182 x 223 mm. Also published as plate 18 of 'The Pencil of N...
Gate of Christchurch [Oxford]. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography One of two copies (prints 58-59) of this subject, looking along the street towards the gateway and clock tower of Christ Church College. Chemistry floated on paper 182 x 223 mm. Also published as plate 18 of 'The Pencil of Nature', issued 21 June 1845, where t...
Gate of Christchurch [Oxford]. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the street towards the gateway and clock tower of Christ Church College. Similar to prints 58-59 and presumably taken on the same occasion, but a portrait format composition; ghosted figures in foreground in a slightly different position. Chem...
The Tower of Lacock Abbey. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from the lawn to the south, looking towards Sharington's tower, with two ladders leaning against the East wall. Chemistry floated on paper 185 x 224 mm. Original negative at Talbot Photo 1 (6). Also published as plate 19 of 'The Pencil of Nature', issued b...