[Carte de visite portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot.]
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated carte de visite of Talbot, his right arm resting on a table. With photographer's details printed on reverse of mount. Carte size 106 x 63 mm.
[Constance Talbot.] Photographer: Dallas, Elmslie William
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Inscription: Verso printed with the photographer's stamp. Genre: Portrait Photography Carte de Visite of Talbot's wife Constance standing by a table; she wears a bonnet and cape with her hand resting on a parasol that has been placed on the table. Photographed in Dallas' studio, Edinburgh. Ca...
Genre: Portrait Photography Carte de visite showing bearded man seated against cloth covered table; he wears opened three-quarter length coat and monocle hangs from neck. Carte size 108 x 64 mm.
Inscription: On verso: stamp of the Prince of Wales' warrant and inscribed 'Mr. Harry J. Emmens, / Photographer,/ 27, Bold Street./ Liverpool./ From the London Stereoscopic Co.'. Genre: Portrait Photography Carte de visite showing man wearing three-quarter length coat, holding umberella and to...
[Mrs Shakespear.] Photographer: Rolfe, Alexander Frederick A T
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: 'By Rolfe's/ Portrait Studio/ 4 Haymarket/ London'. Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Carte de visite, oval photograph of miniature painting depicting head and shoulders of a woman. Photograph was attached to accompanying letter inventory number 31271 (copy encl...
W.R. Coopers. Photographer: Atwood, William Samuel
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso by hand: 'W.R. Coopers 13/12/75', printed 'Photographer/ W.S. Atwood/ 113, Pentonville Road. N./ No..../ Copies of this portrait may be had/ by sending above number.' Genre: Portrait Photography Carte de visite of full length studio portrait of bearded man with...
Constance Gilchrist-Clark. Photographer: Moffatt, John
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Inscription: Name of photographer and studio address printed under photograph. Handwritten in pencil on verso: 'Constance Gilchrist-Clark, 1874' and Moffat's stamp containing a crown and ribbon, on which is written 'Edinburgh/ 103 & 125/ Princes/ Street' above which is printed 'Established 1...
The Fruit Sellers. Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: 'The Fruitsellers' 'Photograph taken by Fox Talbot in the Cloisters at Lacock Abbey. An interesting group of figures with the costumes of the early forties.' [typewritten] One of two copies (prints 324 and 714) of this subject, four men and two women posing with...
Wood Yard, Lacock Abbey. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: '3/6 Wood Yard/Lacock Abbey'. [Patent label on verso]. Genre: Portrait Photography Hand-coloured version of the posed photograph of Nicolaas Henneman (L) and Samuel Pullen (R) sawing and chopping timber outside a shed. This image is also known as 'The Woodcutte...
[Three Men Seated at a Table.] Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
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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...