Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing), by Sir John Herschel, c.1839 | |||||||||||
Inventory Number: | 18946 | ||||||||||
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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 probably 1839, made as a fixing experiment. Subject: engraving 33179, group in bed chamber including man with stick Technique: contact copy Format: horizontal Polarity: negative Orientation: laterally reversed Quality: good Colour: mauvish pink, several white dots Chemistry: silver based, the inscription implies fixed with an iodide Coating: none Inscription: chemical note Paper: thin Condition: good Purpose: probably a fixing experiment using an iodide. For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives. | ||||||||||
Primary Inscriptions: | 'Hydri' [?hydriodate' in Herschel's hand]. | ||||||||||
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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