Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing), by Sir John Herschel, February 26, 1839 | |||||||||||
Inventory Number: | 33623 | ||||||||||
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Persons: |
Sir John Frederick William Herschel (Photographer) | ||||||||||
Date Created: | 1839 | ||||||||||
Accession Number: | 1928-71 | ||||||||||
Brief Description: | Experimental photogenic drawing by Sir John Herschel, February 26, 1839, made as a fixing experiment during the earliest phase of his photographic researches. Herschel has inspected it some weeks later and noted the image 'Not obliterated' (compare 31428). Subject: engraving, man riding a long-horned bull Technique: contact copy Format: horizontal (inscription vertical) Polarity: negative Orientation: laterally reversed Quality: very faint Colour: pale sepia Chemistry: silver based, fixed with potassium ferrocyanide Coating: none Inscription: date, chemical note, inspection note Paper: thin, larger than usual Condition: good Purpose: a fixing experiment using potassium ferrocyanide. For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives. | ||||||||||
Primary Inscriptions: | 'Feb 26 | very weak Ferroc Pot | Not obliterated April 11' [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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