Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing), by Sir John Herschel, February 27, 1839 | |||||||||||
Inventory Number: | 81920 | ||||||||||
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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, February 27, 1839, made as a fixing and translucency experiment during the earliest phase of his photographic researches. Subject: engraving, ?landscape, indistinct Technique: Format: Polarity: Orientation: Quality: xxx, varnish and perhaps image show through back Colour: yellowy (the varnish colour) Chemistry: silver based, fixed with potassium ferrocyanide Coating: varnished Inscription: date, chemical and procedural note Paper: Condition: Purpose: a fixing experiment using potassium ferrocyanide, also a translucency experiment. For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives. | ||||||||||
Primary Inscriptions: | 'Feb. 27/39. FC Pot[?] v weak | 1 coat varnish' [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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