| W., I. |
| Record of the death-bed of C. M. W. |
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| Shelfmark: |
C.193.a.25. |
| Publisher: |
[London: Gilbert & Rivington, printers ..., 1844.] 33, [1]p., frontispiece (port.). 16° (15 cm). |
| Country: |
England |
| Subject: |
Death and burial - England |
| Acquisition: |
P 29 June 1893 |
| Notes: |
One of the first books to be published with a photograph. - Signed: I. W. [i.e. John Walter]. - On the death of Catherine Mary Walter. - Imprint from colophon. |
| Photographer: |
Henneman, Nikolaas (assistant to William Fox Talbot) |
| Description or title: |
Early Talbotype of a sculpture bust of Catherine Mary Walter (1819-1844), seen in profile. This was one of the earliest examples of a photographically ilustrated book. William Henry Fox Talbot's assistant Nikolaas Henneman was commissioned to produce prints from a negative of the bust of C. M. Walter after her death in 1844. This work was completed a few months before 'The Pencil of Nature', making it the first published photographically illustrated book. |
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Contains photos of: |
Art |
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General photo size: |
5.7 x 7.5 cms |
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Photographs: |
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1
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Catherine Mary Walter born December IInd. MDCCCXIX died January XVIth. MDCCCXLIV. [Bust] |
