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1. Talbot Photo 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1
Title:
Talbot Collection: Negatives. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot, Nicolaas Henneman, Calvert Richard Jones, George Wilson Bridges and others
Scope & Content:
Collection of 359 loose negatives and include some of the originals used to produce many of the prints published in The Pencil of Nature and Sun Pictures in Scotland. There is also a large selection of architectural views taken by Talbot of university colleges, particularly in Oxford and also th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1839-1850
Extent:
359 items

2. Talbot Photo 1(138)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(138)
Title:
[Portrait of Mr Duckworth?]
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a middle-aged man wearing a large dark stock, possibly known as Mr Duckworth. Photograph has been attributed to Henry Collen. Trimmed negative.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

3. Talbot Photo 1(358)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(358)
Title:
[Ivy covered Ruins.]
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View through an ivy-covered archway to a row of arches, possibly the ruins of a religious building. At various times this photograph has been attributed to Thomas Damant Eaton or Samuel Buckle. Image size 185 x 146 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

4. Talbot Photo 1(359)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(359)
Title:
[Man Standing by Church Entrance.]
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography A posed photograph of a man leaning on walking stick by the entrance to a church. Historically this photograph has been attributed to: T.D. Eaton, B.B. Turner and S. Buckle. Trimmed negative. A print, or at least close variant, from this negative can be found at Ta...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

5. Talbot Photo 1(314)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(314)
Title:
The Dock Yard Creek, Malta. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in ink along top of negative: '517 The Dock Yard Creek, Malta'. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View from behind a brick wall, looking straight ahead to the distant bay of a coastal town in Malta. Image size 153 x 206 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1846
Extent:
1 item

6. Talbot Photo 1(351)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(351)
Title:
[Miss Mary Mitford's Dog.] Photographer: Henneman, Nicolaas
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Mary Russell Mitford's spaniel asleep on a blanket. In a letter from Henneman to Talbot, he mentions the fact that the dog was able to keep still for four minutes while the photograph was being taken. Trimmed negative with paper tabs along top edge.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
20 Apr 1847
Extent:
1 item

7. Talbot Photo 1(133)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(133)
Title:
[Edward Anthony.] Photographer: Henneman, Nicolaas
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on verso: 'Soda'. Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length portrait of Edward Anthony; he is looking slightly to the right of the camera. Trimmed negative with the bottom two corners have been aggressively torn, suggesting that it was originally in an album.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Feb 1847
Extent:
1 item

8. Talbot Photo 1(139)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(139)
Title:
[Savoyard with Hurdy-gurdy.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full length studio portrait of a standing boy wearing a brimmed hat and knee-high spats; he holds a hurdy-gurdy across his body. This image has been published as plate 1 in 'The Hurdy Gurdy' by Susann and Samuel Palmer (David & Charles: Newton Abbot, 1980) and is...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

9. Talbot Photo 1(265)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(265)
Title:
[Snow scene.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in ink on verso: '183'. Group of snow-covered trees. Paper tabs along two edges of the paper. A print from this negative can be found at Talbot Photo 2 (242). Image size 219 x 167 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before 1848
Extent:
1 item

10. Talbot Photo 1(271)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(271)
Title:
Gate Tower, Worcester. Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Quality rating 'c'. Inscribed in ink on verso: '152. Gate Tower. Worcester'. Genre: Architectural Photography View of the approach to Edgar Tower with a man leaning against the side of a building in the foreground. Image size 107 x 86 mm, paper tabs on verso.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before 1847
Extent:
1 item