Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing), by Sir John Herschel, c.1839 | |||||||||||
Inventory Number: | 54835 | ||||||||||
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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 or translucency experiment. Subject: engraving 59552, lady with turban Technique: contact copy Format: vertical Polarity: negative Orientation: laterally reversed Quality: poor Colour: yellowy amber, with light speckles, dark brown border, pale yellowy sepia to transmitted light Chemistry: silver based, hypo fixed Coating: oiled or waxed Inscription: number Paper: thin Condition: top corners torn away, tear at bottom Purpose: a hypo fixing 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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