[Charles Porter.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Portrait Photography Three quarter length portrait of Charles Porter seated at an angle on an upright chair. A print from this negative can be found at Talbot Photo 2 (738). Trimmed negative with clipped corners.
[Experimental Portrait of Nicolaas Henneman.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed on recto: '18 April' and on verso: '18 Apr 43'. Genre: Portrait Photography Head and shoulders portrait of Henneman in three-quarter profile. Photographed using a curved glass plate-holder made by Andrew Ross to compensate the curvature of the camera lens.
[Portrait of a Bearded Gentleman.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: '17 Apr /43'. Genre: Portrait Photography Head and shoulders portrait of a bearded man; he is in three-quarter profile and looking upwards. Trimmed negative.
[Portrait of Sir David Brewster.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in pensil on verso: '18 Jul 42'.. Genre: Portrait Photography An indistinct portrait, only the upper part of the head is visible but it is likely to be Sir David Brewster. Trimmed negative.
[Charles Porter Standing in a Doorway.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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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.
[Man posing by the Cloisters, Lacock.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in pensil: '6'. Genre: Portrait Photography Posed view of a man nonchalantly leaning against the Cloisters at Lacock. Trimmed negative.
[Portrait of an Unidentified Man.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length portrait of a young man, wearing a pale waistcoat and jacket and a slightly unruly haircut, looks straight into the camera. Trimmed negative.
[Portrait of a seated Gentleman.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Portrait Photography Half length portrait of a middle-aged man in three-quarter profile; he wears a high neck collar with black scarf and dark jacket and rests his arm on the back of his chair. Trimmed negative.
[Self-portrait of Antoine Claudet.] Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
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Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso: '3'. Genre: Portrait Photography Claudet seated in a leather armchair with a book resting on one of the arms of the chair; he holds a pair of lorgnette spectacles whilst reading. Trimmed negative with glue spots on verso. For a discussion of this ima...