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End of Lacock Abbey, looking up at roofline

Photograph
after 1839 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Salted paper print of a view of Lacock Abbey; reddish colour; irregular rounded top - possibly cut from a circular negative? Enlargement?; paper watermark: 'J Whatman Turkey Mill 1839'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEnd of Lacock Abbey, looking up at roofline (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Salted paper print of 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, 'End of Lacock Abbey, Looking up at Roofline', salted paper print, after 1839
Physical description
Salted paper print of a view of Lacock Abbey; reddish colour; irregular rounded top - possibly cut from a circular negative? Enlargement?; paper watermark: 'J Whatman Turkey Mill 1839'.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 167mm
  • Image width: 145mm
Irregular rounded top - cut from a circular negative?
Content description
Similar in appearance to RPS025186
Marks and inscriptions
'H. F. T.' (Verso, 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.
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.
Other numbers
  • RPS025097 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • 2003-5001/2/23357 - Science Museum Group accession number
  • XRP589 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
Collection
Accession number
RPS.18-2017

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Record createdMarch 21, 2017
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