Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing), by Sir John Herschel, 1839 | |||||||||||
Inventory Number: | 58012 | ||||||||||
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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. Companion and similar to 43358, which was made on October 13 and then subjected on October 18 to a bleaching and revival test; this may have been treated likewise or have been a control. Subject: engraving 59552, lady with turban Technique: contact copy Format: vertical Polarity: negative Orientation: laterally reversed Quality: poor, fine speckles all over Colour: yellowy sepia, brown to buff border Chemistry: silver based, hypo fixed Coating: none Inscription: none Paper: thin Condition: good Purpose: a hypo fixing experiment, but also associated with the bleaching and revival tests (see above). 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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