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Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 2(731)
Title:: [Henneman and Porter.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Label on verso: 'Patent/ Talbotype Photogenic Drawings' . Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of a seated Charles Porter with Nicolaas Henneman standing to the right with his hand resting on the back of the chair. Trimmed print laid down on card, image somewhat faded.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1842
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 1(62)
Title:: [Trafalgar Square with Nelson's Column under Construction.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography The base of the column in scaffolding with St Martin-in-the-Field and Morley's Hotel in the background. In the foreground a wooden fence covered in bill posters can be seen. Trimmed negative.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Apr 1844
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 1(159)
Title:: [Copy of a Plate from 'Perillustri Societati Regiae'.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Waxed photogenic contact negative of an engraving depicting a mountain scene with a high footbridge and waterfall.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Early 1840s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 1(224)
Title:: [Portrait group in the garden of Singleton Abbey, Swansea.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
Scope & Content:: View looking along the garden towards the house, with groups of men, women and children posed at various points in the foreground, middleground and background. Trimmed negative
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1840s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 1(288)
Title:: [Mechelen: St Rombout's Tower from a Canal.] Photographer: Jones, Calvert Richard
Scope & Content:: Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View taken from an elevated vantage point showing the buildings along the street called the Tichelrij that runs along the canal; St Rombout's Tower, which is under scaffolding, is in the distance. There is some opaquing of the sky along the top and right e...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1846?
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 1(343)
Title:: [Captain Correy on board H. M. S. 'Superb,' Plymouth Harbour.] Photographer: Henneman, Nicolaas
Scope & Content:: Full-length portrait of Captain Correy R.N., standing beside a row of cannons on the deck of H. M. S. 'Superb'. Prints from this trimmed negative can be found at Talbot Photo 2 (359-363) and Talbot Photo 16 (4).
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Sept 1845
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 2(379)
Title:: [Portrait of a Woman sat by a Sculpture and Posy of Flowers.] Photographer: Claudet, Antoine François Jean
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Woman looking away from the camera and wearing a striped dress, sits by a table displaying a classical sculpture, pile of books and a cup of flowers, her arm rests on a book that is on the table. Trimmed print.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1840s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 3(69)
Title:: [A Reproduction of an Engraving of a Man on a Horse.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Inscribed on verso in ink: 'Lacock Abbey'. A reproduction of a print of a young man on horseback with a dog pursuing them; it may possibly be a depiction of Dick Turpin riding Black Bess. Chemistry float-applied on paper 170 x 184 mm with spot staining taking place during development. The negat...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1839
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 10(4)
Title:: [Interior of the Cloisters, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography A view looking at an interior corner of the cloisters; it shows an arch, which is slightly off-centre, with a section of the vaulted ceiling above. The photograph was taken with a 35-minute exposure time. Paper watermarked 'J Whatman'. Chemistry float-applied on...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 9 Oct 1840
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Talbot Photo 10(5)
Title:: [The Cloister Doors, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
Scope & Content:: Inscription: Inscribed '6th Oct. 1840' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography An oblique view of the arched and barred double door that leads into the cloisters; the right side of the door has been left ajar allowing light to stream through. Paper watermarked 'J Whatman 1840'. Chemi...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 6 Oct 1840
Extent:: 1 item

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