XII. The Bridge of Orléans
Photograph
14 June 1843 (photographed)
14 June 1843 (photographed)
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Salted paper print of a the bridge in Orléans, on a page of the volume. One of 7 photographs in the fascicle.
Object details
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| Title | XII. The Bridge of Orléans (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Salted paper print from a calotype negative. |
| Brief description | Photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot, 'XII. The Bridge of Orléans', salted paper print from a calotype negative, 1843 |
| Physical description | Salted paper print of a the bridge in Orléans, on a page of the volume. One of 7 photographs in the fascicle. |
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| Content description | Pyramid over pyramid. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 12 (Recto on mount, in ink) |
| 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. |
| Object history | This volume contains the museum numbers RPS.272:1-2017 to RPS.272:7-2017. |
| Production | Published in Part 2 of The Pencil of Nature, in January 1845. From a negative held by the National Science and Media Museum, object number 1937-2343; same as a photograph in the RPS collection, RPS025372. |
| Associated object | RPS.272-2017 (Album) |
| 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.272:7-2017 |
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| Record created | April 10, 2017 |
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