Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing, Phytotype), by Sir John Herschel, c.1841 | |||||||||||
Inventory Number: | 55352 | ||||||||||
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Sir John Frederick William Herschel (Photographer) | ||||||||||
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Accession Number: | 1928-71 | ||||||||||
Brief Description: | Experimental photogenic drawing (phytotype) by Sir John Herschel, undated, c.1841, made during his exploration of alternative sensitising agents to silver salts, the most unusual of which were juices extracted from flower petals, producing these 'vegetable photographs'. Crimson poppy was the most successful, though it produced a pale or slate-blue image. Subject: engraving, lady with harp Technique: direct-positive contact copy Format: vertical Polarity: positive Orientation: laterally reversed Quality: faint??? Colour: pale blue-grey Chemistry: phytotype, probably dyed with crimson poppy Coating: none Inscription: number Paper: xxx Condition: good Purpose: an experiment with the photographic possibilities of light-sensitive dyes extracted from flower petals. For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives. | ||||||||||
Primary Inscriptions: | '1216' crossed out. '1' on front. | ||||||||||
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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