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Subject Architecture Place Lacock, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe, Western Europe

1. Godwin Photo 15/1(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Godwin Photo 15/1(5)
Title:
Fox Talbot's Window, Lacock Abbey. Photographer: Godwin, Fay
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on verso: '6 / 5936.4.15 / 21 + 4 + 4 / N SPR / Fox Talbot window, Lacock'. Genre: Architectural Photography Exterior view of the lattice window; the arched entrance to the cloisters is underneath. Published on page 25 of 'Wessex: A National Trust Book' (London: Hamish H...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1983
Extent:
1 item

2. Talbot Photo 1(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(6)
Title:
Sharington's Tower, Lacock Abbey. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot
Scope & Content:
View from the south, looking across the lawn towards Sharington's tower, with two ladders leaning against the east wall. This is the original trimmed negative used for plate 19 of ThePencil of Nature. Prints from this negative can be found at Talbot Photo 2(61) and Talbot Photo 6(19).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Before Feb 1845
Extent:
1 item

3. Talbot Photo 1(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(48)
Title:
Honeysuckle Shed, Lacock Abbey. Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot.
Scope & Content:
View of the front of the shed, with a sawhorse in the foreground. Trimmed negative.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

4. Talbot Photo 1(51)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(51)
Title:
[West Front, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography A close-up view of the ivy-covered hall exterior with its gothic-style windows and section of the dual stairway. Prints made from this trimmed negative can be found at Talbot Photo 2 (308 -309).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

5. Talbot Photo 1(52)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(52)
Title:
[North Front, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '3d May 1840'. Genre: Architectural Photography Photogenic camera negative of the north front of Lacock Abbey taken from the wood yard. Most of the detailing of the image is lost apart from the roofline. Trimmed negative with unevenly clipped corners....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
03 May 1840
Extent:
1 item

6. Talbot Photo 1(53)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(53)
Title:
[North End, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '31 May 1840'. Genre: Architectural Photography Photogenic camera negative of the north front of Lacock Abbey taken from the wood yard. Most of the detailing of the image is lost apart from the roofline. Trimmed negative with unevenly clipped corners....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
31 May 1840
Extent:
1 item

7. Talbot Photo 1(126)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(126)
Title:
[Charles Porter Standing in a Doorway.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in pensil: '6'. Genre: Portrait Photography Porter standing in a doorway that is partially surrounded by ivy and is in the grounds at Lacock Trimmed negative.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

8. Talbot Photo 1(162)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 1(162)
Title:
[Copy of a Gothic Interior with Two Figures.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on verso: '23 July and '4'. Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Photogenic drawing of a watercolour depicting the interior of a vaulted room with two figures. Much of the image is lost, the date for this photograph has come from notebook P and is assumed to be part of the 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
23 Jul 1839
Extent:
1 item

9. Talbot Photo 2(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 2(20)
Title:
The Open Door. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography One of four copies (prints 20-23) of this subject, a study of a broomstick resting against the jamb of a half-open door, with a window visible in the interior. Chemistry float-applied on paper 185 x 223 mm. Also published as plate 6 of 'The Pencil of Nature', iss...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Apr 1844
Extent:
1 item

10. Talbot Photo 2(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 2(21)
Title:
The Open Door. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Still Life Photography One of four copies (prints 20-23) of this subject, a study of a broomstick resting against the jamb of a half-open door, with a window visible in the interior. Chemistry float-applied on paper 190 x 237 mm. Also published as plate 6 of 'The Pencil of Nature', iss...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Apr 1844
Extent:
1 item