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Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing), by Sir John Herschel, February 15, 1839

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Inventory Number: 16953
Object Type: Object
Persons: Sir John Frederick William Herschel (Photographer)
Date Created: 1839
Subject Classification(s): Photography  
Accession Number: 1928-71
Primary Inscriptions: 'J.F.W.H. Photogr. Feb. 15/39. F.P.' [ferrocyanate of potash; 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
Material(s): Paper
Dimensions:
Height Width Depth Diameter Unit
78 112 mm

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