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Diagrams of Light 28 to 31 March (1886?)

Photograph
1885 - 1886 (photographed)
Artist/Maker

Four mounted sepia-toned photographs of Diagrams of Light from March 28th to 31st (1886?), mounted on a card page.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDiagrams of Light 28 to 31 March (1886?) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
bromide print
Brief description
Photographs by Hurter and Driffield, 'Diagrams of Light 28 to 31 March (1886?)', bromide prints on card, 1885 - 1886
Physical description
Four mounted sepia-toned photographs of Diagrams of Light from March 28th to 31st (1886?), mounted on a card page.
Dimensions
  • Card height: 48.3cm
  • Card width: 30.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
each bromide print is consecutively dated.

Note
pencil, ink recto, card
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
Object history
This page is kept in a folder titled 'Actinographs Actinometer 1886'. This album is assembled in a box along with other photographs and various ephemera relating to Hurter & Driffield's actinometer and actinomgraph experiments.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
RPS.477:12-2025

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2025
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