Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing, Chrysotype), by Sir John Herschel, c.1842 | |||||||||||
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| Inventory Number: | 21518 | ||||||||||
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| Persons: |
Sir John Frederick William Herschel (Photographer) | ||||||||||
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| Accession Number: | 1928-71 | ||||||||||
| Brief Description: | Experimental photogenic drawing (chrysotype) by Sir John Herschel, undated, c.1842. Subject: engraving, lady outdoors holding book on her knee Technique: contact copy Format: vertical Polarity: negative Orientation: laterally reversed Quality: good, good highlights and detail Colour: strong purple, silver tarnish in darkest parts, plain back, rusty stain back and front Chemistry: chrysotype Coating: none Inscription: number Paper: normal, thinnish Condition: good Purpose: an experimental chrysotype. For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives. | ||||||||||
| Primary Inscriptions: | '724'. | ||||||||||
| 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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