The William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné

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Object within Schaaf no. 777

Diminished copy of a lithograph by John (HB) Doyle, "Vacation Amusements. (No.2.) Swing, Swong!"

Object details

Image size: h 7.2cm x w 8.6cm

Paper size: h 7.4cm x w 9.4cm

Object Type: Salted Paper Print

Mount: album page

Provenance:
The British Library, gift of Janet and Petronella Burnett-Brown, 1 March 2006
Fox Talbot Museum, Lacock Abbey, National Trust (00664); Talbot Album No. 5
Album presented to Talbot's daughter, Matilda, 25 Feb 1851 (small/diminished prints)

Owner: The British Library

Object owner number: Talbot Photo 17(13)

Collection: Talbot Collection

This object is part of Schaaf no. 777

Diminished copy of a lithograph by John (HB) Doyle, "Vacation Amusements. (No.2.) Swing, Swong!"

Keywords: Politics Satire Caricature Conservatism Whig Radicalism

The original satirical lithograph was published on 14 September 1840, which means that Talbot's photograph of it must have been taken some time after that date.  The context of John (HB) Doyle in the political satire of the day is described here.

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