Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing), by Sir John Herschel, c.1839 | |||||||||||
Inventory Number: | 65250 | ||||||||||
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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 fixing experiment. Subject: engraving 23746, landscape with figure on cliff above river Technique: contact copy Format: horizontal Polarity: negative Orientation: laterally reversed Quality: barely discernible Colour: pale yellow, darker border partly yellow and partly brown Chemistry: silver based, xxxxx Coating: brown ink stain or retouching on back Inscription: part of number cut off Paper: thin Condition: good Purpose: a fixing experiment. 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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