William Henry Fox Talbot's "Neapolitan Conveyance", salt print copy of a painting, possibly by Goya
William Henry Fox Talbot's "Neapolitan Conveyance", salt print copy of a painting, possibly by Goya.
On the verso, written in pencil, is "from an oil painted at Naples".
Mount: Removed from grey paper album page.
Dates
- Creation: Jan 1844
Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
- No linguistic content; Not applicable
Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark, and page reference if available, e.g. MS. 21649 photogr.].
Shelfmark:
MS. 21649 photogr.
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 21649
Abstract
William Henry Fox Talbot's "Neapolitan Conveyance", salt print copy of a painting, possibly by Goya.
Biographical / Historical
William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) began experimenting with photography in 1834, having first been inspired during a visit to Lake Como the previous year. Talbot announced his 'photogenic drawing' process in a paper to the Royal Society in 1839. See the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography for a full biography.
Other Finding Aids
See also the Talbot Catalogue Raisonné, a detailed inventory of Talbot photographs located around the world. The Catalogue Raisonné is organised by Schaaf number. The Schaaf number for this item is Schaaf 377.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian Libraries, 14 Jan 2022.
Physical Facet
Artifact type: Salted Paper Print; Process type: Unknown; Type: Loose print (removed from album page).
Physical Facet
Cropped almost into the image leaving a narrow dark border.
Physical Facet
Artifact type: Salted Paper Print; Process type: Calotype; Type: Loose print
Dimensions
Image dimensions: height 141mm x width 212mm; Paper dimensions: height 141mm x width 212mm
- Title
- William Henry Fox Talbot's "Neapolitan Conveyance", salt print copy of a painting, possibly by Goya
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Hannah Jordan
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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