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Call Number:

PH-00848

Collection Name:

The Pencil of Nature

Creator:

Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877)

No. of Items:

24 items

Span Dates:

1844

Description:

Photographically illustrated book by William Henry Fox Talbot (English, 1800-1877) entitled The Pencil of Nature (London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1844). The book consists of 80 pages and is illustrated with 24 leaves of plates. It contains the armorial bookplate of Charles, Marquis of Northampton; handwritten notations signed by Helmut Gernsheim; and is stamped: Gernsheim Collection. Plate information follows.

964:0309:0001 -- Part of Queen's College, Oxford. Salted paper print;
964:0309:0002 -- View of the boulevards at Paris. Salted paper print, 16.0 x 21.3 cm;
964:0309:0003 -- Articles of china. Salted paper print, 13.6 x 18.2 cm;
964:0309:0004 -- Articles of glass. Salted paper print, 12.5 x 15.1 cm;
964:0309:0005 -- Bust of Patroclus [front view]. Salted paper print, 13.7 x 12.7 cm;
964:0309:0006 -- The open door. Salted paper print, 14.2 x 19.3 cm;
964:0309:0007 -- Leaf of a plant. Salted paper print, 22.2 x 18 cm;
964:0309:0008 -- A scene in a library. Salted paper print, 13.0 x 17.9 cm;
964:0309:0009 -- Fac-simile of an old printed page. Salted paper print, 16.5 x 14.2 cm;
964:0309:0010 -- The haystack. Salted paper print, 16.1 x 20.5 cm;
964:0309:0011 -- Copy of a lithographic print. Salted paper print, 14.8 x 19.5 cm (irregular);
964:0309:0012 -- The Bridge of Orleans. Salted paper print, 14.9 x 20.4 cm;
964:0309:0013 -- Queen's College Oxford, entrance gateway. Salted paper print, 17.2 x 21 cm;
964:0309:0014 -- The ladder. Salted paper print, 16.9 x 18 cm;
964:0309:0015 -- Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire. Salted paper print, 15.2 x 20.3 cm;
964:0309:0016 -- Cloisters of Lacock Abbey. Salted paper print, 16 x 20.3 cm;
964:0309:0017 -- Bust of Patroclus [side view]. Salted paper print, 14.7 x 14.2 cm;
964:0309:0018 -- Gate of Christchurch. Salted paper print, 16.6 x 17.8 cm;
964:0309:0019 -- The Tower of Lacock Abbey. Salted paper print, 16.7 x 19.9 cm;
964:0309:0020 -- Lace. Salted paper print, 16 x 21.4 cm;
964:0309:0021 -- The Martyrs' Monument. Salted paper print, 20.4 x 14.1 cm (notched edges);
964:0309:0022 -- Westminster Abbey. Salted paper print, 16 x 18 cm (notched edges);
964:0309:0023 -- Hagar in the desert. Salted paper print, 17.8 x 22 cm (notched edges);
964:0309:0024 -- A fruit piece. Salted paper print, 16.3 x 19.6 cm.

Access Restrictions:

This light-sensitive album cannot be paged to the Reading and Viewing Room without curatorial permission. Facsimile available: q TR 144 T2 1989 HRC-P. For additional information, please contact the Curator of Photography.

Location(s):

Curatorial permission required f TR 144 T2 1844 HRC-P (964:0309:0001-0024)
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Item(s):

964:0309:0001 -- Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London (England); Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). Part of Queen's College, Oxford., June, 1844. Salted paper print, .

964:0309:0002 -- Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London (England); Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). View of the boulevards at Paris., June, 1844. Salted paper print, 16 x 21.3 cm ; 6 3/10 x 8 2/5 in ; 16 x 21.3 cm ; 6 3/10 x 8 2/5 in .

964:0309:0003 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). Articles of china., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 13.6 x 18.2 cm ; 5 2/5 x 7 1/5 in .

964:0309:0004 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). Articles of glass., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 12.5 x 15.1 cm ; 4 9/10 x 5 9/10 in .

964:0309:0005 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). Bust of Patroclus [front view]., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 13.7 x 12.7 cm ; 5 2/5 x 5 in .

964:0309:0006 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). The open door., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 14.2 x 19.3 cm ; 5 3/5 x 7 3/5 in .

964:0309:0007 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). Leaf of a plant., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Photogenic drawing, 22.2 x 18 cm ; 8 7/10 x 7 1/10 in .

964:0309:0008 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). A scene in a library., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 13 x 17.9 cm ; 5 1/10 x 7 in .

964:0309:0009 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). Fac-simile of an old printed page., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 16.5 x 14.2 cm ; 6 1/2 x 5 3/5 in .

964:0309:0010 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). The haystack., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 16.1 x 20.5 cm ; 6 3/10 x 8 1/10 in .

964:0309:0011 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). Copy of a lithographic print., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 14.8 x 19.5 cm ; 5 4/5 x 7 7/10 in (irregular).

964:0309:0012 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). The Bridge of Orleans., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 14.9 x 20.4 cm ; 5 9/10 x 8 in .

964:0309:0013 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). Queen's College Oxford, entrance gateway., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 17.2 x 21 cm ; 6 4/5 x 8 3/10 in .

964:0309:0014 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). The ladder., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 16.9 x 18 cm ; 6 7/10 x 7 1/10 in .

964:0309:0015 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 15.2 x 20.3 cm ; 6 x 8 in .

964:0309:0016 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). Cloisters of Lacock Abbey., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 16 x 20.3 cm ; 6 3/10 x 8 in .

964:0309:0017 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). Bust of Patroclus [side view]., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 14.7 x 14.2 cm ; 5 4/5 x 5 3/5 in .

964:0309:0018 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). Gate of Christchurch., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 16.6 x 17.8 cm ; 6 1/2 x 7 in .

964:0309:0019 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). The Tower of Lacock Abbey., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 16.7 x 19.9 cm ; 6 3/5 x 7 4/5 in .

964:0309:0020 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). Lace., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Photogenic drawing, 16 x 21.4 cm ; 6 3/10 x 8 2/5 in .

964:0309:0021 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). The Martyrs' Monument., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 20.4 x 14.1 cm ; 8 x 5 3/5 in (notched edges).

964:0309:0022 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). Westminster Abbey., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 16 x 18 cm ; 6 3/10 x 7 1/10 in (notched edges).

964:0309:0023 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). Hagar in the desert., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 17.8 x 22 cm ; 7 x 8 7/10 in (notched edges).

964:0309:0024 -- Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800 - 1877). A fruit piece., June, 1844 - April, 1846.. Salted paper print, 16.3 x 19.6 cm ; 6 2/5 x 7 7/10 in .

See Also:

William Henry Fox Talbot Photography Collection


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