Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing), by Sir John Herschel, 1839 | |||||||||||
Inventory Number: | 29757 | ||||||||||
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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 1839, made xxxxas a hypo fixing experiment during the earliest phase of his photographic researchesxx. Subject: engraving 16938, landscape with figures on a patio Technique: contact copy Format: horizontal Polarity: negative Orientation: laterally reversed Quality: very faint, but remains of fine detail at bottom Colour: pink, brown border Chemistry: silver based, probably hypo fixed Coating: none Inscription: none Paper: thin Condition: good Purpose: presumably a fixing experiment. For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives. | ||||||||||
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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