The William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné

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Object within Schaaf no. 2650

Portrait of two Talbot daughters against a backdrop, Matilda and Ela (seated)

Object details

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TALBOT ALBUM NO. 14 / small maroon cover with floral pattern, 1841-42

Created: 9 Apr 1842

Image size: h 7.2cm x w 4.9cm

Paper size: h 8.1cm x w 7.6cm

Object Type: Salted Paper Print

Mount: paper album page

Inscription: date inscribed in the negative, top corner; pencil X recto

Watermark: J W

Watermark (expanded): J Whatman Turkey Mill

Provenance:
Matilda Talbot 1934

Owner: National Science and Media Museum

Object owner number: 1937-0368/34

Collection: Science Museum Collection

This object is part of Schaaf no. 2650

Portrait of two Talbot daughters against a backdrop, Matilda and Ela (seated)

The negative for this image has been trimmed, cropping part of an inscription in the top corner, but perhaps also removing a third sitter from the composition.