Inscribed in pencil on verso: '14 April /40 /Venus'. A photogenic camera negative of a head-on view of the bust of Venus taken at some distance and with all the facial details having been lost. This negative is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal light levels.
Inscribed in pencil on verso: '20 April 1840/ Venus'. A photogenic camera negative of a head-on view of the bust of Venus, most of the image has been lost apart from a section of the chest and plinth. This negative is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal light leve...
Inscribed in pencil on verso: '7 April 1840'. A very faint photogenic camera negative of a stationary carriage in the stable yard at Lacock, almost all details have been lost apart from a section of a dormer window at the extreme right of the negative. This negative is particularly light sensit...
[Bust of Napoleon.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscribed in pencil on verso: '5'. A negative depicting the bust of Napoleon facing three quarters to the right. A positive print of this image can be found at Talbot Photo 11 (28). This negative is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal light levels.
[Patroclus.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscribed in pencil on verso: '9 April /40'. A photogenic camera negative of a close-up of the bust of Patroclus in profile with the plinth having been cropped. Staining to the left half of the negative took place during development. This negative is particularly light sensitive and should not ...
Window Seat. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscribed in pencil on verso: '29 May 1840/ Window Seat'. A photogenic camera negative that has left no discernible image. This negative is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal light levels.
[Fly's wings - revived negative.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscribed in pencil on verso: 'Jany. 14/40/ R Sept 23'. A photogenic drawing negative with an unclear image, possibly depicting an insect wing magnified using a photomicrograph. This negative is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal light levels.
[Sculpture of Shakespeare at a Podium.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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A leucotype of a faint image of a sculpture of a standing figure leaning against a podium. This print is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal light levels.
[Revived negative with no discernable image.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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A calotype negative with no discernible image. Originally wrapped in paper marked 'Th revived/ 15 April'. This print is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal light levels.