Inscription: Printed underneath image: 'Engraved for the General Magazine for W. Owen at Temple Bar'. Engraving of the reptile climbing the branch of a tree that contains caterpillars and butterflies. Plate IV of the 'General Magazine'.
A watercolour study of the bird with accompanying text written by Talbot reading: 'The Great Northern Diver 8ft long 5ft across wings breeds on islands of fresh fish lochs. A much smaller variety the Red throated Diver also common in Faroe Isles'.
[A Lithograph depicting] Chevaux de Poste Anglais.
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Inscription: Printed under lithograph; 'J lith. de Delpech/ Chevaux de Poste Anglais.'. Lithograph of a drawing by H Verink of messenger on horseback with a second horse partially hidden, outside a thatched building with a birdhouse at right.
[Dead Fowl.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '8090b'. Genre: Still Life Photography A bird, with wings spread out, lying on a coarse piece of cloth. Photoglyphic engraving from stereograph by unknown photographer. Image size 66 x 56 mm, press imprint size 127 x 95 mm, paper size 256 x 201 mm. Im...
[Dead Fowl.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Still Life Photography A bird, with wings spread out, lying on a coarse piece of cloth. Photoglyphic engraving from stereograph by unspecified photographer. Image size 66 x 57 mm, press imprint size 126 x 95 mm, paper size 255 x 201 mm.
[Piece of Coral (?)] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Still Life Photography A pale circular object, possibly a piece of coral made up of several long nodules. Photoglyphic engraving from stereograph by unspecified photographer. Image size 70 x 63 mm, press imprint size 126 x 95 mm, paper size 268 x 205 mm.
[Miss Mary Mitford's Dog.] Photographer: Henneman, Nicolaas
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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.