Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing), by Sir John Herschel, July 12, 1839 | |||||||||||
Inventory Number: | 77587 | ||||||||||
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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, July 12, 1839, made as a fixing experiment, part of a series trying different procedures with water or hypo and water. Companion to 20263 and 29864. Subject: engraving, no discernible image Technique: contact copy Format: inscription horizontal Polarity: negative Orientation: not apparent Quality: no discernible image Colour: greyish, streaks, dark brown border Chemistry: silver based, fixed with water Coating: none Inscription: number, date, chemical note Paper: thin Condition: good Purpose: a fixing experiment using water. For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives. | ||||||||||
Primary Inscriptions: | '542' and '542. July 12. Fixed W. July 14' [water; 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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