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1. Talbot Photo 11

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Talbot Photo 11
Title:
Talbot Collection: Album of prints taken in 1840. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Green quarter leather and buckram album, measuring 247 x 295 x 20 mm. The album was originally catalogued as Talbot Album No.6, with this number written by Talbot in the top left corner of the inside cover. It consists of 39 prints made in 1840 and shows early examples of photographs made from c...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840
Extent:
39 items

2. Talbot Photo 11(19)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 11(19)
Title:
[Indistinct Image.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
An almost entirely faded image, except for the possibility of two tall trees in the upper left corner, the top and bottom right edges have been trimmed from the negative. Chemistry float-applied on paper 184 x 223 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840
Extent:
1 item

3. Talbot Photo 11(9)

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Talbot Photo 11(9)
Title:
[Trees, Lacock.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography An extremely faint view of the grounds at Lacock with several tall trees. Chemistry float-applied on paper 185 x 226 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840
Extent:
1 item

4. Talbot Photo 11(21)

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Talbot Photo 11(21)
Title:
[Coaches outside Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography An extremely faint print, with a barely discernible image, apparently showing a row of coaches outside the stable yard block at Lacock; however, only the distant tree tops are in evidence. Chemistry float-applied on paper 117 x 215 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
28 Apr 1840
Extent:
1 item

5. Talbot Photo 11(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 11(15)
Title:
[Urn, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in the negative: 'May 22 1840.' Genre: Still Life Photography A head-on view of a calyx-krater shaped urn on a plinth, the body of the urn decorated with Medusa's face. Another copy of this print can be found at Talbot Photo 15 (28). Chemistry float-applied on paper 183 ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
22 May 1840
Extent:
1 item

6. Talbot Photo 11(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 11(17)
Title:
[Rape of the Sabines.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of a small reproduction statuette of Giambologna's sculpture. Chemistry float-applied on paper 180 x 218 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
30 Apr 1840
Extent:
1 item

7. Talbot Photo 11(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 11(22)
Title:
[Bust of Venus.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed by Eugene Ostroff on album page beside photograph: 'H. F. Talbot Phot. 29 Feb 1840 [WHFT] EO'. Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Study of the samall statuette, with Venus's face in profile and turned to the right, against a dark background. The original negative for this ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
29 Feb 1840
Extent:
1 item

8. Talbot Photo 11(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 11(26)
Title:
[Bas-relief of the Crucifixion.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in the negative, 'June 23 1840.' Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Study of a bas-relief sculpture depicting Christ being carried down from the cross. Chemistry float-applied on paper 184 x 222 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
23 Jun 1840
Extent:
1 item

9. Talbot Photo 11(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 11(31)
Title:
[Woodshed with cart, Lacock.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of a two-wheeled cart outside the stone-walled shed of the wood yard at Lacock, with wood stacked on the right. This photograph is probably a precursor for a similar photograph that also includes a ladder in the composition and can be found at Talbot Photo ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840
Extent:
1 item

10. Talbot Photo 11(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 11(34)
Title:
[Garden urn., Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of A slightly angled view of a large calyx-krater shaped urn with bas-relief detailing around its body, lit from the right. Chemistry float-applied on paper 187 x 227 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840
Extent:
1 item