Flower and Stem
Photograph
13 November 1838 (photographed)
13 November 1838 (photographed)
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Photogenic drawing of a flower and stem; dark brown colour, irregular trim.
Object details
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| Title | Flower and Stem (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Paper negative, photogenic drawing.
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, 'Flower and Stem', paper negative - photogenic drawing, 1838 |
| Physical description | Photogenic drawing of a flower and stem; dark brown colour, irregular trim. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | fx
ab. Nov. 13/38 (Verso, in ink) |
| Gallery label | Cameraless Photography
William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877)
Astrantia major - the ‘Melancholy Gentleman’
13 November 1838
Photogenic drawing negative
17.3 x 9.5 cm
Museum number RPS.55-2017 (RPS No. 025134 / Schaaf 2244)
Talbot used the term ‘photogenic drawing’ to describe his cameraless process as early as 1834. In his private notes of 1835, he described what he set out to invent as ‘sciagraphy’ – the art of depicting objects through their shadows.
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund and Art Fund |
| 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. |
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| Accession number | RPS.55-2017 |
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| Record created | March 23, 2017 |
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