Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing), by Sir John Herschel, October 1839 | |||||||||||
Inventory Number: | 62958 | ||||||||||
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Sir John Frederick William Herschel (Photographer) | ||||||||||
Date Created: | 1839 | ||||||||||
Accession Number: | 1928-71 | ||||||||||
Brief Description: | Experimental photogenic drawing by Sir John Herschel, undated but October 1839, made as a hypo fixing experiment. Companion of 43408 (dated October 20, 1839) and 98548. Subject: engraving 28374, lady with guitar Technique: contact copy Format: vertical Polarity: negative Orientation: laterally reversed Quality: good detail and highlights, spoiled by grey staining Colour: brown, dark brown border, grey staining Chemistry: silver based, presumably hypo fixed Coating: none Inscription: number Paper: thinnish Condition: good Purpose: a hypo fixing experiment. For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives. | ||||||||||
Primary Inscriptions: | '623'. | ||||||||||
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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