Bust of Patroclus
Photograph
13 January 1840 (photographed)
13 January 1840 (photographed)
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Salted paper print of a bust of Patroclus shown in profile, centred in the frame. Two opposite corners are clipped and there are visible flow marks.
Object details
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| Title | Bust of Patroclus (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Salted paper print from a calotype negative.
Not available for issue to the public in the Prints and Drawings Study Room due to light sensitivity. Please contact the Photography Department via our enquiry service for further information. |
| Brief description | Photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot, 'Bust of Patroclus', salted paper print, 1840 |
| Physical description | Salted paper print of a bust of Patroclus shown in profile, centred in the frame. Two opposite corners are clipped and there are visible flow marks. |
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| Content description | Bust of Patroclus, in profile, high angle, centred in frame |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'b' (Verso, in pencil) |
| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund. |
| Production | This print was made from a negative in the Smithsonian collection, 1995.0206.140; the print is the same as one in the National Gallery of Canada collection, P72:169:36 / 33526 |
| Associated object | PROV.1594-2017 (RPS Group record) |
| Bibliographic reference | Schaaf, Larry John. The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2000. ISBN 0691050007. |
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| Accession number | RPS.6-2017 |
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| Record created | March 21, 2017 |
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