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51. House of Sallust Pompeii

Photograph
February 1846 - May 1846
Artist/Maker

Salted paper print, pinholes.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Title51. House of Sallust Pompeii (generic title)
Materials and techniques
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 Rev. Calvert R Jones, 51. House of Sallust Pompeii, salted paper print from a calotype negative, 1846.
Physical description
Salted paper print, pinholes.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 162mm
  • Image width: 211mm
  • Paper height: 198mm
  • Paper width: 242mm
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
From a negative at the National Science and Media Museum, 1937-4588; same as photographs at the National Science and Media Museum, 1937-4589, 1937-2530/5; at the Smithsonian, 67.172.31; at the Auckland Institute [no institutional number].
Bibliographic references
  • The photographic work of Calvert Richard Jones, by Rollin Buckman (London: H.M.S.O. for the Science Museum, 1990): ap3.
  • Sun Pictures, Catalogue 4, by Hans P. Kraus Jr. (1993): plate 24.
Other numbers
  • RPS025320 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • old RPS 104 - Royal Photographic Society number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.322-2017

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Record createdApril 13, 2017
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