Archive Reference (shelfmark): Talbot Photo / Subject: Botanical Specimens - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 3(55)
Title:: [Botanical Specimen of Four Leaves.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: A photogenic drawing negative of four leaves placed onto the paper with single leaves at the top and bottom and two smaller leaves in the centre. It is believed that this negative was stabilised rather than fully fixed but may also have been intensified by Harold White, it is particularly light ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1839-1840
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 3(97)
Title:: [Botanical Specimen of a Leaf.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: A dichromated gelatine negative of a partial view of an ovate leaf with the lower section of the paper left blank. The negative was originally wrapped in paper marked by Talbot, 'Chrome'. This negative is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal light levels.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 02 Apr 1841
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 3(98)
Title:: [Botanical Specimen of a Compound Leaf.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: A dichromated gelatine negative of the lower section of a compound leaf, showing the stem and the partial view of five elliptic leaves. The chemistry has been brush applied and the top of the paper has been cut to leave a jagged edge. The negative was originally wrapped in paper marked by Talbot...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 02 Apr 1841
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 5(3)
Title:: [Curved Fern Leaf.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '90024'. Genre: Scientific Photography Top piece of a fern leaf, bent two thirds of the way along the shaft. Photoglyphic engraving from Talbot original. Written in pencil along right edge by Eugene Ostroff (Curator of photography at The National Muse...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1858
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 6(7)
Title:: Leaf of a Plant. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Still Life Photography Plate 7 of Matilda Gilchrist-Clark's bound copy of 'The Pencil of Nature'. A direct cameraless image of the trifoliate stem of a fern-like plant against a white field. Paper trimmed to size of image. Original negative at Talbot Photo 1 (3). The text that accompani...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Before 14 Feb 1844
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 10(8)
Title:: [Three Botanical Specimens.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Inscribed by Eugene Ostroff on album page beside the photograph: 'H. F. Talbot 1839 [WHFT] EO.' Genre: Still Life Photography A photogenic drawing of three botanical specimens; on the left side a grass-like plant that has been placed vertically on the page, at the top right a mult...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1839
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 10(12)
Title:: [Needles of Spruce Fir.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Still Life Photography A cameraless photogenic drawing contact negative showing a random spread of spruce needles. Paper trimmed to size of image. For a discussion of this image, see Larry J. Schaaf, 'The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot' (Princeton University Press, Prince...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1839
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 10(14)
Title:: [Shoot and leaves of a plant.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Still Life Photography A cameraless photogenic drawing contact negative of a shoot, with leaves at three points along it, curling upwards and finishing in a terminal bud.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1839-1840
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 10(16)
Title:: [Botanical specimen of three branches.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Still Life Photography A positive print of three branches of leaves. Considerable fading and staining. Chemistry float-applied on paper 79 x 133 mm.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1840
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 10(40)
Title:: [Cameraless contact negative of a three-leaved botanical specimen.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Still Life Photography A cameraless photogenic drawing of three large leaves, attached to a single stem. Paper watermarked 'J Whatman 1839'.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1839-1840
Extent:: 1 item

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