Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing), by Sir John Herschel, June 21, 1839 | |||||||||||
Inventory Number: | 67024 | ||||||||||
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Persons: |
Sir John Frederick William Herschel (Photographer) | ||||||||||
Date Created: | 1839 | ||||||||||
Accession Number: | 1928-71 | ||||||||||
Brief Description: | Experimental photogenic drawing by Sir John Herschel, June 21, 1839, made as a fixing experiment using a variant of hypo. Companion of 32872, 79457, and 97127. Subject: engraving 23746, landscape with figure on cliff above river Technique: contact copy Format: horizontal Polarity: negative Orientation: laterally reversed Quality: poor, very pale Colour: pale reddish brown, dark brown border Chemistry: silver based, fixed with ammonium thiosulphate Coating: none Inscription: number, date, chemical note Paper: thin Condition: small tear at top edge, bottom right corner torn off Purpose: a fixing experiment using hyposulphite of ammonia. For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives. | ||||||||||
Primary Inscriptions: | '504' and '504. --[long dash] June 21[altered from 22]. Hypos. Ammon' [hyposulphite of ammonia; in Herschel's hand]. | ||||||||||
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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