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Talbot Photo 3(65)
- Record Id:
- 041-003304595
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-003304530
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100035611075.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100133189984.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Talbot Photo 3(65)
- Title:
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[The 'Angel' Harp by the Grand Piano, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
- Scope & Content:
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Inscribed in pencil on verso: '12 8/ 30'/ 16 Oct 1840'.
A calotype negative possibly taken in the South Gallery of Lacock Abbey and showing a close-up of a harp with a music stand to the side and a grand piano behind; a pile of books visible through the strings of the harp. The photograph was taken with a 30 minute exposure time. A positive print of this image can be found at Talbot Photo 11 (36). This negative is particularly light sensitive and should not be viewed under normal light levels.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Talbot Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003303408
040-003304530
041-003304595 - Is part of:
- Talbot Photo : Talbot Collection
Talbot Photo 3 : Talbot Collection: Stabilised Prints. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
Talbot Photo 3(65) : [The 'Angel' Harp by the Grand Piano, Lacock Abbey.] Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox - Hierarchy:
- 032-003303408[0004]/040-003304530[0065]/041-003304595
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Talbot Photo
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100133189984.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-

- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Calotype Negative
Negative
Paper Negative
Photograph - Start Date:
- 1840
- End Date:
- 1840
- Date Range:
- 16 Oct 1840
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Available in surrogate form only
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- Physical Characteristics:
-
Dimensions: 162 mm x 132 mm
Format: Bound in Volume
Secondary Support: Card
- Former External References:
- NT01232; Schaaf No.2508
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Names:
- Talbot, William Henry Fox, pioneer of photography, 1800-1877
- Subjects:
- Abbeys
Architectural Types
Architecture
Books
Country Houses
Dwellings
Houses
Interiors
Musical Instruments
Named Collections
Reading and Writing
Religious Buildings
Talbot Collection - Places:
- Lacock, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe, Western Europe