Queen's College, Oxford. Entrance Gateway. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography Plate 13 of a partially bound copy of the third installment of 'The Pencil of Nature', published between the 14 and 29 May 1845. A tightly composed view of the entrance to Queen’s College, Oxford, taken from an upper window on the opposite side of the High Stree...
Queen's College, Oxford. Entrance Gateway. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography Plate 13 of a partially bound copy of the third installment of 'The Pencil of Nature', published between the 14 and 29 May 1845. A tightly composed view of the entrance to Queen’s College, Oxford, taken from an upper window on the opposite side of the High Stree...
Bust of Patroclus. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Plate 17 of a partially bound copy of the fourth installment of 'The Pencil of Nature', published on the 21 June 1845. The sculpture in full left profile, with the lower part of the chest and plinth having been cropped. Paper trimmed to size of image. The acco...
[Bust of Patroclus.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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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...
[Bust of Venus and a vase, Lacock.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed by Eugene Ostroff on album page beside the photograph: 'H. F. Talbot Photogr. March 2nd 1840'. Genre: Still Life Photography Still-life study of a porcelain lattice vase on a pedestal, with the bust of Venus on the right. Paper trimmed to size of image, which has a signi...
[Reproduction of a painting of a woman.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of A very faint reproduction of a painting showing a three-quarter length portrait of a dark-haired woman, seated in profile with her face slightly tilted towards the viewer but looking downwards. Chemistry float-applied on paper 223 x 181 mm.
[Maltese vase and statuette of boy reading.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Date inscribed in the negative: '29 April 1840'. Genre: Still Life Photography Study of two pieces of china against a dark background; to the right a sculpture of a seated cherub reading and to the left a wine vase decorated with grape motif and snake handle. Chemistry float-appli...
[Bust of Patroclus, side view.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed by Eugene Ostroff on album page under the photograph: 'H. F.Talbot Phot 29 Feb 1840 [W.H.F.T]'. Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of A profile view of the bust facing right. Chemistry float-applied on paper 180 x 199 mm.
[Head of Medusa.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of A close-up of the decoration from the urn seen in print, a head of Medusa in relief. The two top corners have been clipped on the negative, resulting in an arch-shaped image, chemistry float-applied on paper 224 x 180 mm.