Inscription: title inscribed in the negative; in pencil, verso, in Dudley Johnston's hand, Fox Talbot - Rape of the Sabines (Florence) abt 1846; in ink, in Dudley Johnston's hand, verso, No 99; two RPS ink stamps, verso, one circular
Provenance: Victoria & Albert Museum, 2017 National Science and Media Museum, 2003 to 2017 Royal Photographic Society, number 025313 Previous RPS number 99
There are blurred traces of figures in the composition, most notably, the transparent figure of the man asleep at the base of the sculpture's plinth. He stayed still long enough for his form to register during the long photographic exposure, but not long enough to be rendered completely solid.
