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Exp. 646: Specimen page of the People's Family Bible

Print
12 April 1861 (printing)
Artist/Maker

Print by William Henry Fox Talbot, 'Exp. 646: Specimen page of the People's Family Bible', photoglyphic engraving - experimental print, 1861

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleExp. 646: Specimen page of the People's Family Bible (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Print by William Henry Fox Talbot, 'Exp. 646: Specimen page of the People's Family Bible', photoglyphic engraving - experimental print, 1861
Dimensions
  • Image height: 95mm
  • Image width: 65mm
  • Paper height: 257mm
  • Paper width: 166mm
  • Plate height: 125mm
  • Plate width: 93mm
Marks and inscriptions
646 (Engraved in reverse in the plate)
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
Similar to photograph in RPS collection, RPS025530.
Bibliographic reference
Schaaf, Larry John. The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2000. ISBN 0691050007.
Other numbers
  • RPS025529 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • old RPS 133B - Royal Photographic Society number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.248-2017

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Record createdMarch 31, 2017
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