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1. Talbot Photo 10

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 10
Title:
Talbot Collection: Album of prints dating from 1839 to 1841. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Album bound in half red leather and marbled paper, measuring 260 x 375 mm. The album was originally catalogued as Talbot Album No. 8 and has the number written by Talbot in the top left corner of the inside cover. It contains 40 prints and 11 negatives all dating from between 1839 and 1841; the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1839-1841
Extent:
52 items

2. Talbot Photo 10(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 10(15)
Title:
[Undetectable Image.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Indecipherable image, with fading and chemical staining. Chemistry float-applied on paper 106 x 131 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
01 Dec 1840
Extent:
1 item

3. Talbot Photo 10(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 10(8)
Title:
[Three Botanical Specimens.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed by Eugene Ostroff on album page beside the photograph: 'H. F. Talbot 1839 [WHFT] EO.' Genre: Still Life Photography A photogenic drawing of three botanical specimens; on the left side a grass-like plant that has been placed vertically on the page, at the top right a mult...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1839
Extent:
1 item

4. 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

5. Talbot Photo 10(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 10(12)
Title:
[Needles of Spruce Fir.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography A cameraless photogenic drawing contact negative showing a random spread of spruce needles. Paper trimmed to size of image. For a discussion of this image, see Larry J. Schaaf, 'The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot' (Princeton University Press, Prince...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1839
Extent:
1 item

6. Talbot Photo 10(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 10(17)
Title:
[Roofline, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
The image is indiscernible due to fading, though a faint watermark is apparent. Chemistry float-applied on paper 112 x 175 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
22 Sep 1840
Extent:
1 item

7. Talbot Photo 10(51)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 10(51)
Title:
[Table laid with silverware.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed by Eugene Ostroff on album page beside the photograph: '3 Sept 1841'. Genre: Still Life Photography View looking down onto a round table, covered with a white table cloth and laid out with silverware. Some of the items include; candlesticks, jugs, tea and coffee pots. Ch...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
3 Sep 1841
Extent:
1 item

8. Talbot Photo 10(50)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 10(50)
Title:
[Photogenic drawing of a tri-lobed leaf.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography A cameraless photogenic drawing of a single tri-lobed leaf.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1839-1840
Extent:
1 item

9. Talbot Photo 10(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 10(1)
Title:
[Bust of Patroclus.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed beneath the image in ink: ' Oct 8' and '1-'. Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of the bust with head facing slightly to proper right, lit from the left. The inscription in the lower left corner, written by Talbot, informs us that this photograph was taken with a one...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
8 Oct 1840
Extent:
1 item

10. Talbot Photo 10(45)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 10(45)
Title:
[Fountain at Bowood.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed by Eugene Ostroff on album page beside the photograph: '16 Sept 1841'. Genre: Architectural Photography View of a terrace at Bowood, with a stone fountain in the foreground and a stone balustrade behind and the garden beyond. Chemistry float-applied on paper 184 x 226 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
16 Sep 1841
Extent:
1 item