[Customs House, Dublin.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View across the Liffey towards the Custom House that is on the opposite bank; sailing ships are docked on either side of the river. In the foreground, two men sit on the floor resting against the river wall and watch over their stationary cart. Chemistry f...
Garden of Ischia, Syracuse. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
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Inscription: Bridges/ Garden of Ischia, Syracuse Genre: Portrait Photography View of a rocky and wooded hillside with a monk standing in the centre. Print trimmed to size of image.
Abate's Hotel, Syracuse. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
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Inscription: Bridges/ Abate's Hotel/ Syracuse Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View taken from an elevated vantage point looking down onto the hotel and several rooftops nearby; a group of people stand on a corner terrace of the hotel and the sea is visible along the skyline. Positive pr...
Court of Benedictine Convent. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
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Inscription: Bridges/ Benedictine Convent/ Catania/ No 40 Genre: Architectural Photography View of the inner courtyard of the convent showing an exterior alter and various monks stationed around it. Positive print of one of the 73 negatives sent to Talbot from Malta on the 20th October 1846. C...
[Ela Talbot.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length portrait of Talbot's eldest daughter, aged about nine, wearing an off the shoulder dark dress facing slightly left. Chemistry float-applied on paper 111 x 93 mm and laid down on card, print 727 is also on this card.
[Charles Porter.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed on recto: '4 Portraits & Groups' . Label on verso: 'Patent/ Talbotype Or/ Sun Pictures'. Genre: Portrait Photography Three quarter length portrait of Charles Porter seated and facing right. Varnished and trimmed print laid down on card. The negative to this print can...
[Charles Porter.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Labels on verso: 'Patent/Talbotype or/ Sun Pictures', 'Brooks Brothers/ Wholesale and Retail Stationers/ Booksellers & Publishers/ Printsellers & Frame Manufacturers/ 87, New Bond Street and 307, Oxford Street'. Genre: Portrait Photography Three quarter length portrait of ...
Regent Street, London. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: 'I. HW.' [intensified by Harold White] '1/6 / Regent St, London. / Archbp' ' Tennison's Chapel' [patent stamp also on verso]. Genre: Architectural Photography View taken from an elevated vantage point and diagonally across the road to numbers 170-176 Regent Str...
[Oxford Towers.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of Christ Church Cathedral taken from the north-east with Tom Tower, Christ Church in the distance. Print laid down on heavy card, with residue of gum around edges from removed window mount. Displayed in 1905 exhibition at Whitechapel Art Gallery, where it ...
Melrose Abbey [South Transept.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography One of two copies (prints 90-91) of this subject. Close view of the entrance from the south, showing the rose window. Chemistry float-applied on paper 184 x 227 mm. Also published as plate 8 in Talbot's 'Sun Pictures in Scotland'. [Schaaf 2796.]