Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a middle-aged man wearing a large dark stock, possibly known as Mr Duckworth. Photograph has been attributed to Henry Collen. Trimmed negative.
Genre: Architectural Photography View through an ivy-covered archway to a row of arches, possibly the ruins of a religious building. At various times this photograph has been attributed to Thomas Damant Eaton or Samuel Buckle. Image size 185 x 146 mm.
Genre: Still Life Photography A posed photograph of a man leaning on walking stick by the entrance to a church. Historically this photograph has been attributed to: T.D. Eaton, B.B. Turner and S. Buckle. Trimmed negative. A print, or at least close variant, from this negative can be found at Ta...
The Dock Yard Creek, Malta. Photographer: Bridges, George Wilson
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Inscription: Inscribed in ink along top of negative: '517 The Dock Yard Creek, Malta'. Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View from behind a brick wall, looking straight ahead to the distant bay of a coastal town in Malta. Image size 153 x 206 mm.
[Miss Mary Mitford's Dog.] Photographer: Henneman, Nicolaas
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Genre: Portrait Photography Mary Russell Mitford's spaniel asleep on a blanket. In a letter from Henneman to Talbot, he mentions the fact that the dog was able to keep still for four minutes while the photograph was being taken. Trimmed negative with paper tabs along top edge.
Inscription: Inscribed on verso: 'Soda'. Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length portrait of Edward Anthony; he is looking slightly to the right of the camera. Trimmed negative with the bottom two corners have been aggressively torn, suggesting that it was originally in an album.
[Savoyard with Hurdy-gurdy.] Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full length studio portrait of a standing boy wearing a brimmed hat and knee-high spats; he holds a hurdy-gurdy across his body. This image has been published as plate 1 in 'The Hurdy Gurdy' by Susann and Samuel Palmer (David & Charles: Newton Abbot, 1980) and is...
[Snow scene.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Inscription: Inscribed in ink on verso: '183'. Group of snow-covered trees. Paper tabs along two edges of the paper. A print from this negative can be found at Talbot Photo 2 (242). Image size 219 x 167 mm.
Gate Tower, Worcester. Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
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Inscription: Quality rating 'c'. Inscribed in ink on verso: '152. Gate Tower. Worcester'. Genre: Architectural Photography View of the approach to Edgar Tower with a man leaning against the side of a building in the foreground. Image size 107 x 86 mm, paper tabs on verso.
[Basset Down House.] Photographer: Story-Maskeyne, Nevil
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Genre: Architectural Photography View taken from a slight incline and looking down onto the path leading to the house, which is mostly hidden by hedges and trees. The trunk of a young deciduous tree dominates the foreground. Trimmed negative.