Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing), by Sir John Herschel, c.1839 | |||||||||||
Inventory Number: | 83414 | ||||||||||
Object Type: | | ||||||||||
Persons: |
Sir John Frederick William Herschel (Photographer) | ||||||||||
Date Created: | |||||||||||
Accession Number: | 1928-71 | ||||||||||
Brief Description: | Experimental photogenic drawing by Sir John Herschel, undated, probably 1839. The unusual colouring or discoloration suggests a variant sensitising chemistry, or an unusual fixing experiment. Subject: engraving 61514, lady with head-dress Technique: contact copy (print) from a negative Format: vertical Polarity: positive Orientation: correct Quality: poor, discoloured or stained Colour: murky grey to buff with extensive stains and blotches, greyish with lighter blotches on back Chemistry: not known Coating: ?waxed Inscription: part of number Paper: slightly heavy Condition: good Purpose: not known, the unusual colouring suggests a variant sensitising chemistry. For fuller descriptive and historical commentary see narratives. | ||||||||||
Primary Inscriptions: | Part of number trimmed. | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
Material(s): |
Paper | ||||||||||
Dimensions: |
|
||||||||||
Narratives | |||||||||||
Permalink: http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/object/inv/83414