Classic Photographs 

WILLIAM HENRY FOX TALBOT 1800-1877 A MOUNTAIN RIVULET WHICH FLOWS AT THE FOOT OF DOUNE CASTLE salt print from a calotype negative, annotated 'LA 44' by Eugene Ostroff in ink on the reverse, 1844 (Sun Pictures, pl. 20) 3¼ by 4⅛ in. (8.3 by 10.5 cm.)

william henry fox talbot | a mountain rivulet which flows at the foot of doune castle

WILLIAM HENRY FOX TALBOT 1800-1877 THE WOODCUTTERS salt print from a calotype negative, on a hand-ruled mount, with '10' in pencil on the mount, with annotations in pencil on the reverse, circa 1845 (First Photographs, p. 43) 6 by 8¼ in. (15.2 by 21 cm.)

william henry fox talbot | the woodcutters

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Hans P. Kraus Jr. Inc., New York William Henry Fox Talbot 1800 - 1877 Elm Tree, Lacock Abbey salt print from a calotype negative, circa February 1843 (Schaaf no. 823) image: 7 by 6 ¾ in. (17.8 by 17.1 cm.)

elm tree, lacock abbey

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William Henry Fox Talbot 1800 - 1877 William Henry Fox Talbot’s Gifts to his Sister: Horatia Gaisford’s Collection of Photographs and Ephemera ﻿ a group of 71 salt prints, several with manuscript captions in a contemporary hand in ink, two credited 'from nature H. F. T.' and 'H. F. Talbot,' likely by the photographer, and most with manuscript captions in a modern hand in pencil on the reverse; Horatia's Album, comprising 25 salt prints, most with manuscript captions in a contemporary hand in ink on the mount; an album comprising 32 salt prints, most with manuscript captions in a contemporary hand in ink on the mount, inscribed 'Talbotypes 1843' in ink on the front pastedown; an album comprising 24 salt prints, most with manuscript caption in a contemporary hand in ink on the mount; the complete volume Sun Pictures in Scotland (London, 1845), 23 salt prints, on mounts with hand-ruled borders, each plate numbered in ink on the mount, 1844. 4to, gilt-lettered green cloth with a gilt-decorative cartouche, stamped 'A Tarrant Binder 16 Great Queen St' on the front pastedown, with the title page, plate list, and 'Notice to the Reader' inserted; The Pencil of Nature, (London: Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1845-46), Parts II (plates 6-12), III (plates 13-15), IV (plates 16-18, with plate 16 in duplicate), and V (plates 19-21), 17 salt prints on mounts with hand-ruled borders, 15 numbered in ink on the mount; each with printed wrappers, Part II inscribed by its owner ‘Horatia Feilding / given me by Henry’ in ink on the front free endpaper, accompanied by letterpress text and two ‘Notice to the Reader’ pasted in; and Horatia's Sketchbook, with more than 20 pencil sketches and watercolors of botanicals, variously dated from 18 September 1820 to 24 April 1824 Various sizes to 7 ½ by 9 in. (19.1 by 22.9 cm.)

View 1 of Lot 11: William Henry Fox Talbot’s Gifts to his Sister: Horatia Gaisford’s Collection of Photographs and Ephemera

william henry fox talbot’s gifts to his sister: horatia gaisford’s collection of photographs and ephemera

Photographs 

ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM HENRY FOX TALBOT 1800-1877 PORTRAIT OF A MAN IN PROFILE calotype negative, '6' in pencil on the reverse, circa 1841; accompanied by a modern print, mounted, annotated 'Print from an original negative taken by Fox Talbot. It is one of the male servants at Lacock Abbey. Early calotype circa 1841' by Harold White in ink on the mount (Schaaf 5167) (2) The calotype negative 3¾ by 3 in. (9.5 by 7.6 cm.) The enlargement 6¼ by 6⅛ in. (15.9 by 15.6 cm.)

attributed to william henry fox talbot | portrait of a man in profile

Photographs Part II

William Henry Fox Talbot 1800 - 1877 Ela Theresa Talbot salt print, framed, a Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica, label on the reverse image: 3 ¾ by 3 in. (9.5 by 7.6 cm.) Executed circa 1842-44.

ela theresa talbot

Calotype, annotated 'LA14' in a modern hand in ink on the reverse,

the ladder, 1844

Photographs

(London, 1845), a book illustrated with 23 salt prints from calotype negatives, on mounts with hand-ruled borders, each plate numbered in ink on the mount, 1844. 4to, gilt-lettered mauve cloth with a gilt-decorative cartouche, stamped 'A Tarrant Binder Great Queen St' on the front pastedown, with the title page and plate list, lacking the 'Notice to the Reader' (NYPL 2; Truthful Lens 161; Gernsheim 7)

'sun pictures in scotland'

Photographs from the Private Collection of Margaret W. Weston

salt print from a calotype negative, numbered 'LA 113' in a modern hand in ink on the reverse, matted, 1842

high street, oxford

Talbotype, mounted on paper. Numbered '18' on the mount in an unknown hand. Framed.

the gate of christ church, oxford, c. 1845

Talbotype. Inscribed LA113 in ink on the reverse. Framed.

the high street, oxford, september 1843

Talbotype. The reverse inscribed 'LA 16' in ink. Mounted and framed.

lacock abbey, c. 1844

Calotype. Au verso, annoté LA 29 à l'encre d'une main inconnue. Monté sous passe-partout.

Calotype. Au verso, annoté LA 29 à l'encre d'une main inconnue. Monté sous passe-partout. Calotype. On the reverse, annotated LA 29 in ink in an unknown hand. Window-mounted.

door of abbotsford, vers 1845

Calotype, annotated 'LA 41' in ink on the reverse.

loch katrine, 1845

salt print from a calotype negative, on paper watermarked 'J. Whatman 1846,' circa 1845

'king's college chapel, cambridge'

S/O Buhl Collection

photogenic drawing negative from a manuscript original, framed, Buhl Collection and Guggenheim Museum exhibition labels on the reverse, before April 1840 (Schaaf 604)

a stanza from 'ode to napoleon' in lord byron's hand

salt print from a calotype negative, on hand-coated paper, 1843 (Schaaf 2728; Photographic Art, pl. 66)

one of the towers of orleans cathedral, as seen from the opposite tower

salt print from a calotype negative, on hand-coated paper, 1845 (Schaaf 1913; Photographic Art, pl. 100)

the ancient vestry - the reverend calvert r. jones in the cloisters, lacock abbey

a group of 4 photographs, comprising 3 salt prints from calotype negatives and one from a manuscript-page negative, on hand-coated paper, 1840s (Schaaf 377, 415, 566, and 3660) (4)

selected studies

photogenic drawing camera negative, circa 1839-40 (Schaaf 3860)

view through latticed window (possibly a view through a window of lacock abbey, across the north courtyard)

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photographic engraving, with the annotation 'folded muslin to produce cross screen' and date in pencil on the reverse, 1852-57

torn and folded scrap of crape

salt print, '164' in pencil and 'LA225' in ink on the reverse, framed, Joy of Giving Something collection labels on the reverse, circa 1845

elm tree at lacock (winter)

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the first letter expressing his views on government taxation, and explaining how financial deficiences could be met by a loan ("...The point upon which my argument reposes is that the energies of the country are really unimpaired, and that we have within us all the elements of prosperity, but are suffering under a temporary distress..."), 4 pages, 4to, 29 Albemarle Street, "Saturday", [1832], creased at folds

three autograph letters signed ("h. fox talbot"), to the 3rd marquis of lansdowne, chiefly about his photographic patent

Photographies

Calotype. Tirage sur papier salé d'après un négatif papier.

cathédrale d'orléans, 1843

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william henry fox talbot, `the ancient vestry'. study of the rev. calvert jones...

early british photography william henry fox talbot, group of talbot's daughters (ela...

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william henry fox talbot, samples of lace (schaaf 4260), circa 1839, photogenic...

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Tirage sur papier salé. Au verso, avec la numérotation de Lacock Abbey LA300 à l'encre noire par Eugene Ostroff. Encadré.

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