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Bust of Patroclus

Bust of Patroclus

1841-1845
Wings of a lantern fly, as seen in a solar microscope

Wings of a lantern fly, as seen in a solar microscope

circa 1840
The Talbotype applied to Hieroglyphics, London

The Talbotype applied to Hieroglyphics, London

1846-08
Salted paper print

Salted paper print

1844
The Reading Establishment Panorama (Right Half)

The Reading Establishment Panorama (Right Half)

1845-1847
Man wearing spectacles in front of light background, photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot

Man wearing spectacles in front of light background, photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot

Salted paper print

Salted paper print

1825-1846
Puce de l'homme grossiment 50 diametres by A A Bertsch

Puce de l'homme grossiment 50 diametres by A A Bertsch

circa 1857
Salt print of a Cuneiform clay tablet

Salt print of a Cuneiform clay tablet

1854
Lady Elizabeth Feilding standing against a backdrop

Lady Elizabeth Feilding standing against a backdrop

8 April 1842
Chess players

Chess players

circa 1844
Bridge over the Rhine at Coblentz [Koblenz]

Bridge over the Rhine at Coblentz [Koblenz]

Pou de coq domestique grossiment 200 diametres by A A Bertsch

Pou de coq domestique grossiment 200 diametres by A A Bertsch

circa 1857
Paper salt print of two dahlias in a vase

Paper salt print of two dahlias in a vase

1840-1849
Pou de l'abeille domestique grossiment 300 diametres by A A Bertsch

Pou de l'abeille domestique grossiment 300 diametres by A A Bertsch

circa 1857
A scene in a library

A scene in a library

1841-1844
salt print of a bookplate

salt print of a bookplate

1844
Paper salt print of a pineapple in a basket

Paper salt print of a pineapple in a basket

1840-1849
Bas relief, Adam and Eve (assigned)

Bas relief, Adam and Eve (assigned)

1841
Paper salt print of a still life flower arrangement

Paper salt print of a still life flower arrangement

1840-1849
Paper salt print of two dahlias in a vase

Paper salt print of two dahlias in a vase

1840-1849
Salt Print of Church of Holy Trinity

Salt Print of Church of Holy Trinity

Man wearing spectacles in front of light background, photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot

Man wearing spectacles in front of light background, photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot

Copy of a Drawing 'His Portrait, Pedro Orrente', by Tessin

Copy of a Drawing 'His Portrait, Pedro Orrente', by Tessin

1847-08-31
Diego Velasquez: Portrait of Philip IV'

Diego Velasquez: Portrait of Philip IV'

1847-08-31
Tête d'une larve de cousin, grossement 200 diametres by A A Bertsch

Tête d'une larve de cousin, grossement 200 diametres by A A Bertsch

circa 1857
Le Château de Chambord, photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot

Le Château de Chambord, photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot

1843
Salt print calotype positive entitled 'Coley Avenue, Reading', by Nicolaas Hennman, 1847. Hypo-fixed.

Coley Avenue, Reading

1847
Positive salt print from a calotype, hypo fixed, possibly by William Henry Fox Talbot, 1844, entitled 'Nelson's Column Under Construction, Trafalgar Square, London'.

Nelson's Column Under Construction, Trafalgar Square, London

1844
Diego Velasquez: His wife, Juana Pacheco (from a lithograph)', calotype photographed by Nicolaas Henneman 31 August 1847. Print from trimmed negative. Plate 24 in 'Annals of the Artists of Spain', published by Sir William Sterling Maxwell (1818-1878) in 1848. Spainsh painter Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptised 1599 - 1660) was a leading artist at the court of the Spainsh King Philip IV.

Diego Velasquez: His wife

1847-08-31
Salt print from a calotype negative entitled 'The Ladder', by William Henry Fox Talbot, April 1844. This print is Plate XIV from The Pencil of Nature. Published in part III, May 1845.

The Ladder

1844-04
Juan De Yciar: His Portrait (1550)', calotype photographed by Nicolaas Henneman about 1847. Caligrapher Juan de Iciar (c 1523 - died after 1570) or Yciar, also known by the nickname of 'El Vizcaino', is considered to be the first to use printing and engraving techniques in Spain. Plate 2 in 'Annals of the Artists of Spain', published by Sir William Sterling Maxwell (1818-1878) in 1848.

Juan De Yciar: His Portrait (1550)'

Seven photographic prints on salted paper: 2 views of windmill; 2 views of Russian cottage; 2 views of Russian post house; 1 view of ruined interior.

Seven photographic prints on salted paper

Salt print photomicrograph of diatoms as seen through a solar microscope, by William Henry Fox Talbot, c 1840.

Photomicrograph of diatoms as seen through a solar microscope

circa 1840
Salt print of Horatia Feilding, Talbot’s half-sister, at her harp, by William Henry Fox Talbot, 1843

Horatia Feilding, Talbot’s Half-sister, at her Harp

1843
Microphotograph salt print entitled 'Antennes de la mouche volucelle grossissement 100 diametres', by Auguste Adolphe Bertsch, c. 1857. Antennae of a volucella fly magnified 100 times. Salt print.

Antennes de la mouche volucelle grossissement 100 diametres

circa 1857
Positive salt print from a calotype negative, hypo fixed, by Talbot, William Henry Fox, salt print of a photomicrograph of insect wings.

Salt print of a photomicrograph of insect wings

1839-1840
A salt paper print photograph entitled 'Cuneiform Clay Tablet', taken by Roger Fenton, c. 1854.

Cuneiform Clay Tablet

circa 1854
Salt print entitled 'View of the Boulevards at Paris' by Talbot, William Henry Fox, May or June 1843

View of the Boulevards at Paris

May or June 1843
Salt print photomicrograph of a botanical specimen, by William Henry Fox Talbot, 1840.

Photomicrograph of a Botanical Specimen

1840
Positive salt print from a calotype negative, hypo fixed, photomicrograph of a plant stem, by William Henry Fox Talbot, 1839.

Microscopic plant stem

1839
Positive salt print from a calotype, hypo fixed, possibly by Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1844, entitled 'A Fruit Piece'. From 'Pencil of Nature'

A Fruit Piece

1844
Second of two calotype prints, Capuchin Monks, Valenta (Valletta?), Malta, Rev Richard Calvert Jones, 1846. 'No 8, Capucin Friars, Second View'.

Capuchin Friars, Valenta, Malta

1846
Salt print photomicrograph of an interference pattern, by William Henry Fox Talbot, 1851.

Photomicrograph of an interference pattern

1851
Salt print entitled 'Square at Orleans' by talbot, William Henry Fox, c. 1843

Square at Orleans

circa 1843
Salt print from a calotype negative entitled 'The Geologists, Chudleigh, Devon', by William Henry Fox Talbot, about 1843.

The Geologists, Chudleigh, Devon

circa 1843
Melrose Abbey. Positive salt print from a calotype negative, hypo fixed, possibly by William Henry Fox Talbot, Scotland, 1845. Negative clipped at corner. Paper watermarked 'Whatman Turkey Mil 18...' Plate 23 from 'Sun Pictures in Scotland'.

Melrose Abbey. Positive salt print from a calotype negative

1845
Josef de Ribera: Etching of Don Juan of Austria', calotype photographed by Nicolaas Henneman, 31 August 1847. Print 37 in 'Annals of the Artists of Spain', published by Sir William Sterling Maxwell (1818-1878) in 1848. Print from untrimmed negative. Spanish painter and printmaker José de Ribera (1591-1652), also known as Jusepe de Ribera, Giuseppe Ribera or 'Lo Spagnoletto' (The Little Spaniard).

Josef de Ribera: Etching of Don Juan of Austria'

1847-08-31
Photomicrograph of section of a plant stem?

Photomicrograph of section of a plant stem?

no date
Positive salt print from a calotype, hypo fixed, possibly by Talbot, William Henry Fox

Articles of glass