[Unidentified three-storey building.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography An extremely faint image of a view looking towards a three storey detached townhouse with wooden shutters. The building is left of centre with a view along a street to the right. At the extreme right of the image, there is a column, presumably part of the portic...
[Stone carved with hieroglyphs.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Archaeological Photography A faint image of a section of stone carved in light relief with three registers of hieroglyphs. Chemistry float-applied on paper 113 x 178 mm.
[Maltese vase.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Extremely faint image of a pitcher with a high and elongated handle facing the right. Another copy of this print is at Talbot Photo 15 (21). Chemistry float-applied on paper 179 x 112 mm.
[Cameraless contact negative photogenic drawing of a botanical specimen.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Still Life Photography A cameraless contact photogenic drawing negative of a plant in flower. The plant has a main stem with numerous branchings, all of which have ovoid leaves. Negative trimmed to size of image. Paper watermarked 'J. Whatman 1839'.
[?Bust of Patroclus.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of An extremely faint image, possibly of the bust of Patroclus in profile facing left. Chemistry float-applied on paper 129 x 114 mm.
Talbot Collection: Album of prints originally belonging to Mlle Amélina Petit de Billier. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Half red leather album with marbled paper boards, measuring 264 x 320 x 22 mm. The album originally belonged to Mlle Amélina Petit de Billier, the Talbot family's governess and close friend. Inscribed on the inside end paper, possibly in her hand: 'Vue photographiques par l'inventeur du Calotype...
[Sharington's Tower, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of the upper section of Sharington's Tower, showing the upper storey and balustraded roofline. The photograph was taken with an exposure time of ten minutes. A slightly clearer copy of this image can be found at Talbot Photo 13 (26). Chemistry float-a...
[The Footman, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a footman in full livery, posed holding an opened door of a landau carriage. Chemistry float-applied on paper 186 x 226 mm. For a discussion of this image, see Larry J. Schaaf, 'The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot' (Princeton University Pre...