Bust of Patroclus outdoors on backdrop
Photograph
ca. 1839 (photographed)
ca. 1839 (photographed)
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| Place of origin |
Calotype of a bust of Patroclus; removed from an album.
Object details
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| Title | Bust of Patroclus outdoors on backdrop (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Paper negative, calotype.
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', paper negative - calotype, ca. 1839 |
| Physical description | Calotype of a bust of Patroclus; removed from an album. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 2 (Recto, 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 | Original of photograph at the National Science and Media Museum, 1937-2693. |
| Associated object | PROV.1595-2017 (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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| Collection | |
| Accession number | RPS.72-2017 |
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| Record created | March 23, 2017 |
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