Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire
Photograph
ca. 1839 (photographed)
ca. 1839 (photographed)
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| Place of origin |
Calotype of a view of Lacock Abbey; reddish brown colour.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Paper negative, calotype, waxed paper.
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, 'Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire', paper negative - calotype, ca. 1839 |
| Physical description | Calotype of a view of Lacock Abbey; reddish brown colour. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 15 (Scratched into lower left corner) |
| 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 no. 15 in Pencil of Nature; of RPS025012 and RPS025234. |
| 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.82-2017 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2017 |
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