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1671. Talbot Photo 16(56)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 16(56)
Title:
[Cameraless contact negative of the stem of an Apiaceae Plant.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Genre: Scientific Photography A cameraless contact negative of a plant of the parsely family with one of the bottom petioles facing downward. Negative trimmed to image size.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1844
Extent:
1 item

1672. Talbot Photo 16(57)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 16(57)
Title:
[Cameraless contact negative of a sample of lace.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
A cameraless contact negative of a sample of lace, the fabric designed with rows of a scrolled leaf pattern, which includes small five petal flowers in between; the border has a convex edging. Negative trimmed to image size.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1839
Extent:
1 item

1673. Talbot Photo 16(58)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 16(58)
Title:
[Cameraless contact negative of a sample of lace.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
A cameraless contact negative of a piece of lace, with small leaf motif over the majority of the fabric; the border has a convex edging with alternating patterns. Negative trimmed to image size.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1839
Extent:
1 item

1674. Talbot Photo 17(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 17(1)
Title:
[Cover of 'The Pencil of Nature'.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed above photograph: 'Matilda/ the gift of her affectionate Papa/ 25th Febry 1851'. A camera diminished reproduction of the central design for the cover of 'The Pencil of Nature'.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1844
Extent:
1 item

1675. Talbot Photo 17(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 17(2)
Title:
Diminished [Copy of a Lithographic Print.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on recto: 'Diminished'. Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of A camera diminished copy of Louis Leopold Boilly's 'Réunion de trente-cinq têtes diverses'. The original reproduction of this lithograph was used as plate 11 in 'The Pencil of Nature' and loose copies can be found ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1844
Extent:
1 item

1676. Talbot Photo 17(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 17(3)
Title:
Merton College, Oxford. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on recto: 'Merton College, Oxford'. Genre: Architectural Photography A small calotype showing a view of part of the college buildings. The photograph is extremely faded and the image indistinct, though it may have been taken from across the Fellow's Garden. The photograp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

1677. Talbot Photo 17(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 17(4)
Title:
Usk Castle, Monmouthshire. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on recto: 'Usk Castle, Monmouthshire'. Genre: Architectural Photography A small calotype showing a wooden slated gate in an archway of the castle ruins. Possibly taken during Talbot's visit to Monmouthshire in August 1844.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1844
Extent:
1 item

1678. Talbot Photo 17(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 17(5)
Title:
Radcliffe Library, Oxford. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on recto: 'Radcliffe Library, Oxford'. Genre: Architectural Photography A small calotype showing a view taken from an elevated vantage point in the court of All Souls' College, looking towards the Radcliffe Camera, with the wall and gateway of All Souls' in the foregroun...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1843
Extent:
1 item

1679. Talbot Photo 17(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 17(6)
Title:
Sion, Switzerland, diminished from an Engraving. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed on recto: 'Sion, Switzerland/ diminished from an engraving'. Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of A camera diminished reproduction of an engraving depicting a narrow lane with houses containing wooden balconies, under which stand several groups of women, some with baskets ba...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840s
Extent:
1 item

1680. Talbot Photo 17(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Talbot Photo 17(7)
Title:
Boulevards, Paris. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in top left corner of photograph '12' and in ink: 'Boulevards, Paris'. Genre: Architectural Photography A small calotype taken from a first floor window showing the top of an advertising kiosk with a row of shops on the opposite side of the street and a line of horse-dra...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1843
Extent:
1 item