Archive Reference (shelfmark): Talbot Photo - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 15(24)
Title:: [Interior of the Great Hall, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography An interior view of the Great Hall, taken facing the north. In the centre there is a doorway, with a desk to the right and several niches containing the Sederbach statues at various heights on the wall. Chemistry float-applied on paper 113 x 184 mm.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Early 1840s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 15(25)
Title:: [A table set out with Three Objects.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Still Life Photography A view looking down onto the left half of a rectangular table covered in a light cloth; towards the back of which have been placed three items: a decorated vase, a pot pourri holder and a glass goblet. Chemistry float-applied on paper 224 x 178 mm.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 22 May 1840
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 15(26)
Title:: [Interior of the Great Hall, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: A very indistinct and faded image of the interior of the Great Hall, facing north. Chemistry float-applied on paper 115 x 183 mm.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Early 1840s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 15(27)
Title:: [Unidentified three-storey building.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography An extremely faint print of a view taken from an upper floor window 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 colu...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Early 1840s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 15(28)
Title:: [Garden urn, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Close view of a calyx-krater shaped urn on a plinth; the body of the urn is decorated with Medusa's face. Another copy of this print can be found at Talbot Photo 11 (15). Chemistry float-applied on paper 114 x 91 mm.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 22 May 1840
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 15(29)
Title:: [Statuette of a boy reading.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Close view of a sculpture of a seated cherub reading, positioned facing to the left and lit from the left. Chemistry float-applied on paper 97 x 113 mm.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Early 1840s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 16
Title:: Talbot Collection: Album displayed at the Society of Arts, 1852. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: This album was displayed at the first exhibition held in Britain on photography, which was housed in the Great Room of the Society's House, London. Bound album with marbled paper cover and black leather trim with gold edging measuring 325 x 415 x 55 mm. A piece of embossed card is pasted in the...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1841-1846
Extent:: 58 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 16(1)
Title:: [Statuette of Ariadne.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Head-on view of the sculpture of Ariadne reclining on a tiger, the sculpture on a rectangular plinth against a black background. Varnished and trimmed print laid down on card 168 x 202 mm. In a letter written on the 18th November 1845 from Constance Talbot to he...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1845
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 16(2)
Title:: [Laocoon.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Frontal view of the replica sculpture of Laocoon and his sons entwined by two serpents. There are sixteen known negatives of this statuette. Henneman visited Lacock to photograph the piece in November 1845, but as the album in generally meticulous in crediting ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1841-1846
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 16(3)
Title:: [Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.] Photographer: Henneman, Nicolaas
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Inscribed 'N. Henneman' in ink at bottom right corner of card mount. Genre: Architectural Photography View across New Court, showing a section of the Dining Hall. Paper trimmed to size of image and laid down on card 235 x 297 mm. Another copy at Talbot Photo 16 (28) and two additi...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1841-1846
Extent:: 1 item

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