Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing, Cyanotype), by Sir John Herschel, c.1842 | |||||||||||
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| Inventory Number: | 81196 | ||||||||||
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| Persons: |
Sir John Frederick William Herschel (Photographer) | ||||||||||
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| Accession Number: | 1928-71 | ||||||||||
| Brief Description: | Experimental photogenic drawing (cyanotype) by Sir John Herschel, undated, c.1842, made in the course of the experiments in which he invented the cyanotype. Subject: engraving, lady with harp Technique: contact copy Format: vertical Polarity: negative Orientation: laterally reversed Quality: excellent highlights and detail, dark blotch Colour: strong blue Chemistry: cyanotype Coating: none Inscription: number Paper: thin Condition: good Purpose: an experimental cyanotype. For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives. | ||||||||||
| Primary Inscriptions: | '793'. | ||||||||||
| 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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