Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing), by Sir John Herschel, 1839 | |||||||||||
Inventory Number: | 17522 | ||||||||||
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Persons: |
Sir John Frederick William Herschel (Photographer) | ||||||||||
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Accession Number: | 1928-71 | ||||||||||
Brief Description: | Experimental photogenic drawing by Sir John Herschel, undated but 1839, made as a fixing experiment. Subject: ?engraving, no image Technique: ?contact copy Format: not apparent Polarity: not apparent??? Orientation: not apparent Quality: no visible image, ?signs of border Colour: pale lilac streaks, plain back Chemistry: probably silver based and fixed with water (compare 70204) Coating: none Inscription: code or number (on front) Paper: xxx Condition: good Purpose: probably a fixing experiment using water. For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives. | ||||||||||
Primary Inscriptions: | 'U. A4'. | ||||||||||
Provenance: | Presented by Miss Herschel and Lady Lubbock in 1928. They were the two surviving and youngest children of Sir John Herschel (Francisca and Constance). | ||||||||||
Collection Group: | Herschel's Photographic Experiments | ||||||||||
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