Forbury Hill, Reading. Photographer: Henneman, Nicolaas
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: 'Patent/ Talbotype/ Or/ Sun Pictures', '231' and 'Forbury Hill/ Reading'. Genre: Architectural Photography A winter scene of three bare trees with the belltower of St James' Church just visible in the distance. Paper trimmed to image and mounted with patent sta...
Genre: Portrait Photography Group of eight men, some in British Army uniform, grouped standing by a trellised entrance and behind a table set for an alfresco breakfast. The sitters have been identified as: (back row L- R) Petre, Larcelles, Hone, Howard, (front row L-R) Agnew, Wilson, St Paul an...
Genre: Architectural Photography Dining room in the Arts and Crafts style; typical floral wallpaper, painted wooden shutters, tiered wooden mantelpiece displaying plates. The table is set for a meal, at right the door leading to the living room is open.
[Madame Bienmüller.] Photographer: Bienmüller, Wilhelm
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: 'from M. Bienmüller of Avignon/ Feb/51'. Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of the photographer's wife, seated and resting her elbow on a table. Photograph included with letter from Bienmüller, trying to sell his improved techniques to paper negatives. Paper ...
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of man facing the camera, he has sideburns and hair combed across his balding head, and wears a high-necked collar. Chemistry float-applied on paper 117 x 100 mm.
Genre: Portrait 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. Chemistry float-applied on paper 238 x 193 mm. The negative, or a close variant, to this prin...
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a boys' cricket team, each member wearing a cap and dark scarf. Print trimmed to size of image, possible retouching along bottom edge. Found at Lacock Abbey in a sleeve marked 'Salted prints of early collodion/ portraits by W. (Cozan struck out) Logan. 18...
Inscription: 20 One of three copies (prints 700-702) of this subject, a cameraless photogenic drawing of a sample of lace, with a floral pattern along rim and plain netting above. Trimmed print laid down on card. Also published as plate 20 of 'The Pencil of Nature', which was published betwee...
Inscription: 20 Genre: Still Life Photography One of three copies (prints 700-702) of this subject, a cameraless photogenic drawing of a sample of lace, with a floral pattern along rim and plain netting above. Trimmed print laid down on card. Also published as plate 20 of 'The Pencil of Natu...