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Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing), by Sir John Herschel, February 17, 1839

Inventory Number: 27005
Object Type: Object
Persons: Sir John Frederick William Herschel (Photographer)
Date Created: 1839
Subject Classification(s): Photography  
Accession Number: 1928-71
Primary Inscriptions: 'Water' and 'J.F.W.H. Photogr. | Feb. 17/39. HS. | Water, Feb. 25' [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
110 84 mm

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