Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing, Phytotype), by Sir John Herschel, March 10, 1842 | |||||||||||
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| Inventory Number: | 32274 | ||||||||||
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| Persons: |
Sir John Frederick William Herschel (Photographer) | ||||||||||
| Date Created: | 1842 | ||||||||||
| Accession Number: | 1928-71 | ||||||||||
| Brief Description: | Experimental photogenic drawing (phytotype) by Sir John Herschel, March 10, 1842, made during his exploration of alternative sensitising agents to silver salts, the most unusual of which were juices extracted from flower petals, producing these 'vegetable photographs'. Subject: engraving 63470, lady with beads Technique: direct-positive contact copy Format: vertical Polarity: positive Orientation: laterally reversed Quality: extremely faint Colour: orange and pinkish; back plain with stains Chemistry: phytotype, dyed with red stock Coating: none Inscription: chemical and procedural notes, date Paper: normal Condition: good Purpose: an experiment with the photographic possibilities of light-sensitive dyes extracted from flower petals. For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives. | ||||||||||
| Primary Inscriptions: | 'RS | Dry back | 2 Coats | Mar 10/42' [in Herschel's hand] (upside down relative to image). | ||||||||||
| 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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