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11. Talbot Photo 2(721)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 2(721)
Title:
[Three Men Seated at a Table.] Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on verso: 'M/ 252/ 3/1 From Life', with label on verso: 'Patent/ Talbotype/ Or/ Sun Pictures'. Genre: Portrait Photography Hand-coloured portrait of three men sat at a table; two play cards while the third reads, the central figure is Claudet. The studio backdrop include...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c mid 1840s
Extent:
1 item

12. Talbot Photo 4(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 4(2)
Title:
Daguerreotype portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot. Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
Scope & Content:
Half-length portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot, wearing a top hat and with a monocle around his neck resting against his white waistcoat. He holds an open book in his right hand, while behind him is a studio backdrop of a landscape. Sixth-plate daguerreotype mounted in a navy leather case, wit...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 1840s
Extent:
1 item

13. Talbot Photo 4(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 4(3)
Title:
[Daguerreotype portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot.] Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length daguerreotype portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot, wearing a top hat and with a monocle around his neck resting against his fastened jacket. He is posed holding an open book, while behind him is a backdrop of a landscape. Sixth plate daguerreotype mounte...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 1840s
Extent:
1 item

14. Talbot Photo 5(75)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 5(75)
Title:
[Woman in Layered Dress.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '90815'. Genre: Portrait Photography Studio portrait of a standing woman wearing a multi-layered dress. Photoglyphic engraving possibly from a daguerreotype, handwritten in pencil in top right corner by Eugene Ostroff (Curator of photography at The Na...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
After 1858
Extent:
1 item

15. Talbot Photo 5(79)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 5(79)
Title:
[Duke of Edinburgh, aged 18.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '90426'. Genre: Portrait Photography One of two copies (prints 79-80) of this subject. Three quarter length studio portrait of the young Duke of Edinburgh wearing a checked jacket and holding the barrel of a rifle. Photoglyphic engraving. Image size 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1862
Extent:
1 item

16. Talbot Photo 5(80)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 5(80)
Title:
[Duke of Edinburgh, aged 18.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '90425'. Genre: Portrait Photography One of two copies (prints 79-80) of this subject. Three quarter length studio portrait of the young Duke of Edinburgh wearing a checked jacket and holding the barrel of a rifle. Photoglyphic engraving. Image size 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1862
Extent:
1 item

17. Talbot Photo 5(81)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 5(81)
Title:
[Portrait of Man and Boy.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '90304'. Genre: Portrait Photography Studio portrait of man and young boy, the man is propped against a balustrade while the boy rests against the man. Photoglyphic engraving. Image size 92 x 77 mm, press imprint size 124 x 95 mm, paper size 147 x 111...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
After 1858
Extent:
1 item

18. Talbot Photo 5(82)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 5(82)
Title:
[Military Officer.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '90303'. Genre: Portrait Photography Full length studio portrait of an officer in ceremonial dress. Photoglyphic engraving. Image size 80 x 52 mm, press imprint size 95 x 64 mm, paper size 146 x 111 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
After 1858
Extent:
1 item

19. Talbot Photo 5(87)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 5(87)
Title:
Sir David Brewster [from a Daguerreotype]. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on verso: 'Sir David Brewster', '91021'. Genre: Portrait Photography Studio portrait of Sir David Brewser standing between a chair and a draped curtain. Photoglyphic engraving. Image size 97 x 77 mm, press imprint size 125 x 100 mm, paper size 145 x 110 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
After 1858
Extent:
1 item

20. WD2968(33b)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2968(33b)
Title:
[Portrait of George Francis Vesey.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing studio portrait of George Francis Vesey, in undress uniform and posed in front of a painted backdrop. Probably photographed in the United Kingdom.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 item