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Elderly Woman

circa 1845

Self Portrait Jabez Hogg

1840-1850

Jabez Hogg's Father

circa 1845

Ricketts Collection of photographs, equipment and ephemera

Hogg and Three Children

circa 1845

Jabez Hogg with Walter and Nellie Hogg

1849-1850

Magic lantern projector

Plantation Workers, Ceylon

1875-1879

Large Carte-de-visite album of Victorian Personalities

1860-1899

'The Horse in Motion'

1882
Ambrotype. Woman and dog. Hand painted.

Woman and Dog

circa 1850
Framed daguerreotype of a French officer. The soldier's hat, epaulets and buttons are hand tinted with gold. Framed with an ornate black plaster and wood frame with gold oval mount.

French Officer

circa 1850
Cased daguerreotype. Image of a young girl leaning against a leather chair. Hand tinted. Maroon case with plush interior and gold, oval mount. Made by Mr. Kilburn, 222 Regent Street.

Girl Leaning Against Chair

1840-1850
Hand coloured daguerreotype in ormulu frame of girl with doll. Kilburn, 234 Regent Street.

Girl With Doll

1840-1850
Daguerreotype of woman in bonnet, by Claudet, Adelaide Gallery, The Strand.

Woman in Bonnet

1840-1850
A collection of 22 annotated albums of snapshots taken between 1908 and the Russian Revolution, in 1917, by Herbert Galloway Stewart. The albums feature members of the Russian Royal Family, taken mainly in St Petersburg and the Crimea and in various locations around Europe. The albums were compiled by Herbert Galloway Stewart, who was employed by the Grand Duchess Xenia (1875-1960) as a tutor for her son, Prince Andrew Alexandrovitch Romanoff (1897-1981). The albums form a part of the Ricketts Collection, a collection of prints, albums, ephemera and objects assembled by Howard and Jane Ricketts. The Collection concentrates mainly on 19th century British photography, but is also rich in documentary, topographic and ethnographic photography from around the world.

Stewart Albums

1908-1917
A photograph entitled 'Ba'lbek, Collones du Grande Temple, vue du sud' showing the six columns of the Great Temple at Baalbek, Lebanon, taken by Wilhelm Hammerschmidt in the 1860s. This albumen print is part of an album.

Ba'lbek, Collones du Grande Temple, vue du sud

circa 1865
Photogravure entitled 'The Steerage', by Alfred Stieglitz, 1907. Print made 1915.

The Steerage

1907 (1915)
A photograph entitled 'Karnak - The Amon Temple' taken by Lehnert & Landrock of Cairo in the 1920s.

Karnak - The Amon Temple

circa 1925
A photograph of an Egyptian woman taken by Émile Béchard in about 1880. This albumen print is part of an album.

Femme du Luxor

circa 1880
Photographic album containing 123 prints - views of Borneo and India. Undated.

Photographic album views of Borneo and India

1850-1899
Photographically illustrated album incorporating images of Europe and India. Undated.

Photographically illustrated album incorporating images of Europe and India

1850-1899
Photographically illustrated album including hand coloured portraits. Undated.

Photographically illustrated album including hand coloured portraits

19th century
Photographic album incorporating photographs of the moon, photomicrographs and portraits. Undated.

Photographic album incorporating photographs of the moon

1860-1930
Photographically illustrated album: 'Views of H H The Nizam's Dominions: Hyderabad (Deccan), 1889. Incoporating photographs by Lala Deen Dayal. 77 photographs in total. 'Purchased from the family library of Wm Wordsworth'.

Views of H H The Nizam's Dominions: Hyerabad (Deccan)...

1889
Book entield 'Leaves from the Scrap Book of an Awkward Man' by F L Solous, printed by Stewart & Murray, 1844. Contains an essay about photography: 'From a lady to her lover: on receiving his photographic portrait, executed by Mr Beard'.

Leaves from the Scrap Book of an Awkward Man

1844
'Photographs of the Nagpore Exhibition, 1865-66'. Portfolio of 15 mounted photographs with hand written captions on the reverse of each print.

Photographs of the Nagpore Exhibition

1866
Carte de visite and cabinet card album.

Carte de visite and cabinet card album

Book: 'The Stereoscope: Its History, Theory and Construction' by Sir David Brewster, 1856. Containing 50 wood engravings. Published by John Murray, Albemarle Street, London, printed by T Constable, Edinburgh.

The Stereoscope: Its History, Theory and Construction

1856
'Report on the Teneriffe [sic] Astronomical Experiment of 1856. Addressed to the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty' by Prof. C Piazzi Smyth FRSS and HM Astronomer for Scotland, 1858. Book contains two carbon prints. Published by Richard Taylor and William Francis, Red Lion Court, London and Neill and Company, High Street, Edinburgh.

Report on the Teneriffe Astronomical Experiment of 1856

1858; (1856)
Photographic album: 'Photographs: Indian Tour, 1893'.

Photographs: Indian Tour 1893

1893
An album of hand-coloured photographs, produced in Japan in about 1895. The album depicts Japanese people, customs and scenery. The cover is lacquered and decorated in red and black with a stylised cherry blossom tree. Inlaid with panels featuring a fan, a screen and a view of Mount Fuji, the overall design reinforces traditional Western images of Japan. This album is possibly by Kusakabe Kimbei (1841-1934) who worked in Yokahama from 1885 to 1912. Previously, he had worked closely with the Austrian photographer Baron Raimund von Stillfried (1839-1911), buying his studio and stock of photographs in 1885. This also included negatives by Felice Beato (1825-1903). Kimbei's albums often included the work of these photographers alongside his own.

Album of hand coloured photographs

circa 1895
Photograph, entitled 'A bit on the new Rod at Rogi, near Chini, Himalaya', by Samuel Bourne, taken in 1866, depicting a hillside and mountains above the Sutlej Valley in the Chini region of India. Part of Ricketts Collection.

A bit on the new Rod at Rogi, near Chini, Himalaya

1866
Photograph, entitled 'View in Wanga Valley', by Samuel Bourne. Part of Ricketts Collection.

View in Wanga Valley

Photograph, entitled 'Delhi - Colonnade of Hindoo Pillars, at the Kirlub?, North side', by Samuel Bourne, taken c. 1865, depicting the courtyard of pillars of a Hindoo temple. Part of Ricketts Collection.

Delhi - Colonnade of Hindoo Pillars, at the Kirlub?, North Side

Photograph entitled 'The Camp', by Samuel Bourne, taken in Egypt. Part of Ricketts Collection.

The Camp

Photograph, entitled 'Small Waterfall above Prini, Kulu', by Samuel Bourne, taken in 1866. Part of Ricketts Colleciton.

Small Waterfall above Prini, Kulu

1866
Photograph, entitled 'The Great Imambarah, Lucknow' taken c. 1865. Part of Ricketts Collection.

The Great Imambarah, Lucknow

Photograph, entitled, 'The Chandni Chawk, Delhi', by Samuel Bourne. Part of Ricketts Collection.

The Chandni Chawk, Delhi

Photograph, entitled 'Views in Kashimir', by Samuel Bourne. Part pf Ricketts Collection.

Views in Kashmir

Photograph, entitled 'Taj Mahal', by Samuel Bourne, taken c. 1865. Part of Ricketts Collection.

Taj Mahal

Photograph, entitled 'La Pagoda di Jambukeshwar dall enfrata est, (Grichinopoly)', by Samuel Bourne, taken c.1865, depicting a temple or pagoda in Jambhesjwar, India. Part of Ricketts Collection.

La Pagoda di Jambukeshwar dall enfrata est, (Grichinopoly)

Photograph, entitled 'Wanja Valley - Himalayas', by Samuel Bourne, taken c. 1865. Part of Ricketts Collection.

Wanja Valley - Himalayas

Photograph, entitled 'The Source of the Ganges;- Ice Cave at the Foot of the Glacier, by Samuel Bourne, taken c. 1865. Part of Ricketts Collection.

The Source of the Ganges;- Ice Cave at the Foot of the Glacier

Photograph entitled 'Kashmir Gate - Delhi - where General Nicholson was killed - 1857' by Samuel Bourne, taken in 1871. Part of Ricketts Collection.

Kashmir Gate - Delhi - where General Nicholson was killed - 1857

1871
Photograph, entitled 'Delhi - The Kutub Minar and Surrounding Ruins from the East', by Samuel Bourne. Part of Ricketts Collection.

Delhi - The Kutub Minar and Surronding Ruins from the East

Photograph, entitled 'The Palace, Interior of the Dewan-i-Kass, Delhi', by Samuel Bourne. Part of Ricketts Collection.

The Palace, Interior of the Dewan-i-Kass, Delhi

Photograph, entitled 'Taj', by Samuel Bourne. Part of Ricketts Collection.

Taj

1875
Photograph, entitled 'Ruins of the Residency, Lucknow' by Samuel Bourne, taken c. 1865. Part of Ricketts Collection

Ruins of the Residency, Lucknow

Photograph, entitled 'Cawnpore Memorial - The Well', by Samuel Bourne. Part of Ricketts Collection.

Cawnpore Memorial - The Well