XIX. The Tower of Lacock Abbey
Photograph
before December 1845 (photographed)
before December 1845 (photographed)
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Salted paper print of the tower at Lacock Abbey, from a fragmented fascicle of 'The Pencil of Nature' Part 5, December 1845.
Object details
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Title | XIX. The Tower of Lacock Abbey (assigned by artist) |
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, 'XIX. The Tower of Lacock Abbey' from a fragmented copy of 'The Pencil of Nature', salted paper print from a calotype negative, before December 1845 |
Physical description | Salted paper print of the tower at Lacock Abbey, from a fragmented fascicle of 'The Pencil of Nature' Part 5, December 1845. |
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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 | Given by Col. Llewelyn. RPS.277-2017 to RPS.280-2017 are housed together and were possibly donated together. |
Production | Originally published in Part 5 of The Pencil of Nature, in December 1845. From a negative at the Fox Talbot Museum, LA3073; same as photographs in the RPS collection, RPS025355, RPS025379. |
Bibliographic reference | Schaaf, Larry John. The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2000. ISBN 0691050007. |
Other number | RPS025386 - Royal Photographic Society number |
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Accession number | RPS.278-2017 |
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Record created | April 10, 2017 |
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