Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing, Amphitype), by Sir John Herschel, January 1843 | |||||||||||
Inventory Number: | 34240 | ||||||||||
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Sir John Frederick William Herschel (Photographer) | ||||||||||
Date Created: | 1843 | ||||||||||
Accession Number: | 1928-71 | ||||||||||
Brief Description: | Experimental photogenic drawing (amphitype) by Sir John Herschel, January 1843. One of 3 photographs extracted and lent to someone by Herschel and remaining in a separate folder (91242, packet 32). Subject: engraving, lady, indistinct Technique: xx Format: vertical Polarity: positive Orientation: xx Quality: very faint Colour: pale sepia all over, border slightly lighter Chemistry: xxx Coating: none Inscription: numbers, date, procedural note, signature, type, miscellaneous note Paper: normal Condition: good Purpose: xxx. For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives. | ||||||||||
Primary Inscriptions: | xxxxx | ||||||||||
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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