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Talbot Photo 16(9)
- Record Id:
- 041-003305143
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-003305134
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100035611594.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100133177553.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Talbot Photo 16(9)
- Title:
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The Ancient Vestry, Lacock Abbey, 13th Century. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox
- Scope & Content:
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Inscription: Inscribed in ink as above at bottom right of mount.
Genre: Portrait Photography
A view of the ivy-covered cloisters of Lacock Abbey, with Talbot's friend (and fellow photographer) Calvert Jones seated in one of the arches. A considerably faded print. Paper trimmed to size of image and laid down on card 247 x 310 mm. Seven loose copies of this image are at Talbot Photo 2 (312-318). For a discussion of this image and its dating (one of the last taken by Talbot), see Larry J. Schaaf, 'The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot' (Princeton University Press, Princeton and London, 2000), pp. 232-233.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Talbot Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003303408
040-003305134
041-003305143 - Is part of:
- Talbot Photo : Talbot Collection
Talbot Photo 16 : Talbot Collection: Album displayed at the Society of Arts, 1852. Photographer(s): Talbot, William Henry Fox
Talbot Photo 16(9) : The Ancient Vestry, Lacock Abbey, 13th Century. Photographer: Talbot, William Henry Fox - Hierarchy:
- 032-003303408[0017]/040-003305134[0009]/041-003305143
- 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_100133177553.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Photograph
Photographic Print
Salted Paper Print
Salted Paper Print From Calotype Negative
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1845
- End Date:
- 1845
- Date Range:
- c 9 Sep 1845
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Appointment Required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 162 mm x 205 mm
Format: Bound in Volume
Secondary Support: Card
- Former External References:
- LA2009; NT00602; Schaaf No.1913
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known