Engraving (Used for Copying) from the Photographic Experiments of Sir John Herschel, c.1839 | |||||||||||
Inventory Number: | 38697 | ||||||||||
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Persons: |
Sir John Frederick William Herschel (Owner) | ||||||||||
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Accession Number: | 1928-71 | ||||||||||
Brief Description: | Engraving, vertical format: urban street scene with large archway, horse and cart in left foreground. Varnished both sides, giving a yellowy amber colour, and stiffening the paper. Crack at top left corner. One of the experimental photographs of this engraving (15672) includes within the image a printed caption beneath, so the original has been trimmed, as there is now no caption nor borders. 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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Paper | ||||||||||
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