Cloisters of Lacock Abbey. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed as above in ink at bottom right of page. Genre: Portrait Photography In a composition also known as 'The Fruit Sellers,' a group of men and women pose with baskets of fruit and other vegetable produce in the cloisters of Lacock Abbey. Larry J. Schaaf has identified sever...
The Tomb of Sir Walter Scott, in Dryburgh Abbey. Taken late, in an autumnal evening. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Letterpress caption label at bottom right of mount, also inscribed in ink: 'H.F.T. Octr. 1844'. Genre: Architectural Photography An exterior view of part of the abbey containing Scott's tomb, somewhat faded. Also published as plate 13 of Talbot's 'Sun Pictures in Scotland.' Paper ...
[Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot and Family.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: 'I. HW./ Harold White' [Image intensified by Harold White]. Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait by the south front entrance to the cloisters, Lacock Abbey; Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot (left), his son Theodore (centre) and his wife Lady Charlotte (seat...
[Lieutenant Brookes on the Deck of H.M.S. Superb.] Photographer: Henneman, Nicolaas
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Genre: Portrait Photography One of three copies (prints 364-366) of this subject. Man in naval uniform stands in a relaxed pose against the rigging, half image of Talbot Photo 2 (367). Chemistry floated on paper 184 x 124 mm. This photograph has been variously attributed to Henry Talbot, Nicola...
[Lieutenant Brookes on the Deck of H.M.S. Superb.] Photographer: Henneman, Nicolaas
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Genre: Portrait Photography One of three copies (prints 364-366) of this subject. Man in naval uniform stands in a relaxed pose against the rigging, half image of Talbot Photo 2 (367). Chemistry floated on paper 103 x 56 mm. This photograph has been variously attributed to Henry Talbot, Nicolaa...
[Lieutenant Brookes on the Deck of H.M.S. Superb.] Photographer: Henneman, Nicolaas
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Inscription: Inscribed on verso: '291/ On Board H.M.S. Superb/ 1/- ' and blindstamp on recto; 'London Ackermann & Co. 96 Strand'. Genre: Portrait Photography One of three copies (prints 364-366) of this subject. Man in naval uniform stands in a relaxed pose against the rigging, half image ...
[Rosamond, Ela and Matilda Talbot.] Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot (after Antoine Claudet)
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Calotype negative copied from a daguerreotype. This is similar to the Claudet daguerreotype at Talbot Photo 4(4), and clearly taken at the same sitting, but in the daguerreotype Matilda looks to the right, while in this negative she looks directly towards the camera.. Trimmed negative.
[Ela, Constance and Rosamond Talbot.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Inscription: Inscribed in the negative: 'Oct 13 1840'. Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait of Lady Constance seated with two of her daughters, Ela on the left and Rosamond to the right. All wearing bonnets. This is the first calotype group portrait, taken outside in the grounds of Lacoc...
['From the Life' - Goddard instructs Henneman and Porter.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait group of three figures arranged in front of a light backcloth. John Frederick Goddard is seated on the right, with Charles Porter seated in the centre, looking down towards the papers held in Goddard's hand. Nicolaas Henneman stands on the left, in profile a...
[Group photograph of the Talbot daughters and an unidentified woman.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
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Genre: Portrait Photography A rather indistinct image, but is clearly of Talbot's three daughters standing in a row with an older woman, possibly his wife Constance. Trimmed negative.