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Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800-1877. Photoglyphic engravings and other photomechanical prints presented to William Crookes [graphic] / William Henry Fox Talbot ; with 3 additional prints by Paul Pretsch and Adolphe-Pierre Riffaut and Pauline Riffaut.

Title: Photoglyphic engravings and other photomechanical prints presented to William Crookes [graphic] / William Henry Fox Talbot ; with 3 additional prints by Paul Pretsch and Adolphe-Pierre Riffaut and Pauline Riffaut. ca. 1852-ca. 1858.

Collection comprises 7 photoglyphic engravings by Talbot; 9 photographic engravings by Talbot, using his earlier patented process (of these, 2 employ screens made of gauze); 2 photogalvanographs by Pretsch; and 1 heliographic engraving by the Riffauts. The earlier photographic engravings by Talbot are apparently from nature prints, from grass or foliage specimens or fabric fragments. The photoglyphic engravings, except for "Adiantum capillus Veneris," a nature print, are from architectural photographs, including at least 2 after photographs by the French firm Clouzard et Soulier (Athanase Clouzard and Charles Soulier) and 1 after a photograph by Francis Frith. The Clouzard et Soulier prints were among the 7 images selected to include in The photographic news. Each copy of The photographic news, v. 1, no. 10 (Nov. 12, 1858) was issued with one of 7 different photoglyphic engravings by Talbot after architectural photographs by Clouzard et Soulier, printed by Thomas Brooker, London. Cf. The photographic news, v. 1, no. 10, p. [109]-110. This copy contains "The new Louvre, Paris." Engraved in lower margin preceding the title: "Photoglyph. Presented with the Photographic news." In this example, 2 tick marks beneath lower right corner of image indicate the plate number, as several plates were engraved for each image. Plate mark: 10.1 x 12.7 cm. Cf. also article in The photographic news, v. 1, no. 3, p. [25], which mentions several of the engravings used. Accompanied by Talbot's earlier photographic engraving patent (1852; 2nd ed., 1914), and a typewritten description copied from E.P. Goldschmidt & Co.'s Catalogue 68 (1941). Patent has caption title: "A.D. 1852, no. 565. Engraving. Letters patent to William Henry Fox Talbot ... for the invention of 'improvements in the art of engraving.' Sealed the 24th January 1853 and dated the 29th October 1852." At end: Redhill : Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Love & Malcomson, Ltd. (Wt. 35--25/6/1914). 9 p. ; 26 cm.

ArchivalResource: 19 photomechanical prints : photographic engraving, photoglyphic engraving, photogalvanograph, heliographic engraving, b&w ; 26 x 17 cm. + 1 pamphlet + 1 sheet.

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