Photograph (Experimental Photogenic Drawing), by Sir John Herschel, June 16, 1839 |
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| Inventory Number: | 89310
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| Object Type: | Object
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| Persons: |
Sir John Frederick William Herschel (Photographer)
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| Date Created: | 1839
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| Subject Classification(s): |
Photography |
| Accession Number: | 1928-71
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| Primary Inscriptions: | '401. --[long dash] Phot. June 16 | Overfixed by W, S, Hydriod Pot | June 18. All the lights are hard & white | but the strong shadows not touched' [water, salt, hydriodate of potash; in Herschel's hand].
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| 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).
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| Collection Group: |
Herschel's Photographic Experiments |
| Material(s): |
Paper
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| Dimensions: |
| Height |
Width |
Depth |
Diameter |
Unit |
| 118 |
92 |
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