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Fern Leaf

1852

Dandelion Seeds

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Copper photoglyphic plate - map of Penicuik area, 4" x 2 3/4".

Map of Penicuik Area

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Copper photoglypic plate - printed page from 'People's Family Bible', 5" x 3 3/4".

Page From 'People's Family Bible'

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Steel photoglyphic plate - portrait of lady, 4" x 2 3/ 4".

Portrait of a Lady

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Steel photoglyphic plate - river frontage, 4" x 2 3/4".

River Frontage

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Experimental copper plate, 5" x 3 3/4".

Original Experimental Plate

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Steel photoglyphic plate - church (architectural details), 5" x 3 3/4".

Architectural Detail of a Church

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Copper photoglyphic plate - handwriting; Greek, 4" x 2 3/4". In Talbot's own hand.

Handwritten Text in Greek

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Copper photoglyphic plate - handwriting; Latin 4" x 2 3/4". In Talbot's hand. The text is an extract from Virgil's Eclogue 1, and comprises verses taken from different parts of the poem.

Handwritten Text in English

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Experimental steel plate - grass stalk, 4" x 2 3/4", with proof.

Grass Stalk

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Experimental steel plate - fern leaf, 10" x 8", with proof.

Fern Leaf

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Experimental steel plate - Maidenhair fern leaf, 5" x 4", with proof.

Maidenhair Fern Leaf

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Experimental steel plate - grass stalk, likely 'Deschampsia cespitosa', 4" x 2 3/4", with proof.

Experimental steel plate etching of grass, likely 'Deschampsia cespitosa'

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Copper photoglyphic plate on block - handwriting; English(?), 5" x 3 3/4". Greek handwritten text in Talbot's hand.

Handwritten Text

1852
Two etchings without ground (before 1852). Copper photoglyphic plate - handwriting; Latin. In Talbot's hand.

Handwritten Text in English

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Steel plate - house, 4" x 2 3/4".

House

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Copper photoglyphic plate - handwriting; Latin, 4" x 2 3/4". In Talbot's hand. The text is an extract from Virgil's Eclogue 1, and comprises verses taken from different parts of the poem.

Handwritten Text in English

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Steel photoglyphic plate - river frontage, 4" x 2 3/4".

River Frontage

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Copper plate - Greek (or Assyrian?) handwritten text, 4" x 2 3/4"; with original glass positive.

Handwritten Greek Text

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Experimental steel plate - grasses, 5" x 8", with proof.

Grasses

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Experimental steel plate - fern leaves (5) , 4" x 2 3/4", with proof.

Fern Leaves

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Experimental copper plate, 5" x 3 3/4" with two original glass positives.

Original Experimental Plate and Two Glass Positives

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Experimental steel plate - fern leaf, 5" x 8", with proof.

Fern Leaf

1852
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Seven (?) experimental photoglyphic steel plates - moss strands, 4" x 2 3/4", with proof, in Intaglio.

Moss Strands

1852