Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing), by Sir John Herschel, 1839 | |||||||||||
Inventory Number: | 53111 | ||||||||||
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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 as a hypo fixing and translucency experiment. It has a double border, sometimes characteristic of positive printing experiments, though the borders are dark and the image is negative. Subject: engraving 50435, landscape with two soldiers assailed by a nymph Technique: contact copy (see above) Format: horizontal Polarity: negative Orientation: laterally reversed Quality: poor Colour: yellowy amber and brown Chemistry: silver based, presumably hypo fixed Coating: oiled or varnished on back Inscription: number Paper: thin Condition: bottom corners torn off, top corners damaged slightly Purpose: a fixing and translucency experiment. For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives. | ||||||||||
Primary Inscriptions: | '542'. | ||||||||||
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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