Portrait of Sir John Herschel, Bart., Foreign Associate of the Institute of France. Photographer: Stewart, J.
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Genre: Portrait Photography Oval image mounted on titlepage; head-and-shoulders portrait of the astronomer and early photographic pioneer Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871), 'taken on collodion with a double lens.'
Genre: Still Life Photography Oval image; an outdoor study of plants and gardening tools. Technical note: 'Taken on collodion in July, 1854, dull sultry day without any sun; exposure five minutes; developed with one grain solution pyrogallic acid. Lens by Ross; focal length fifteen inches; di...
Fortune-telling. Photographer: Rejlander, Oscar Gustav
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Inscription: Inscribed in negative, 'O. G. R. Sept/55.' Genre: Portrait Photography Genre study showing an elderly woman seated at a table reading tea leaves, with two younger women (one seated, one standing) watching attentively. Technical note: 'Taken on collodion August 30, 1855; clear with...