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Photography.- Fox Talbot (William Henry A group of nine salt prints from paper negatives, seven by Talbot, one attributed to him and one from his circle, varying tones from very pale to good, edge-mounted within single-line borders on contemporary card leaves, each 248 x 310 mm. (9 ¾ x 12 ¼ in.), four with contemporary titles in ink (3) and pencil (1) at foot, each priced in pencil at top right corner of mount, various printed labels on versos, loose in a contemporary portfolio with ties, upper cover with a mounted landscape aquatint, small folio, c.1841-1845 The pencil prices are in the style used by Nicholaas Henneman at Reading and later at London, and are attributed to him. The manuscript titles on four mounts are typical of Talbot's and may be in his hand. In the following list of subjects, references are to Professor Larry J. Schaaf's William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné, a work in progress, online at foxtalbot.bodleian.ox.ac.uk 1 [Seven statuettes, one of the Laocoön at top centre], c.1841 163 x 168 mm. (6 3/8 x 6 ¾ in.), verso with coloured Brooks Brothers trade card/label and letterpress label "Patent Talbotype or Sun Pictures". Schaaf 1886. 2 [Two statuettes of dancing figures], c.1841-42 86 x 102 mm. (3 ¾ x 4 in.), verso with letterpress label "Patent Talbotype or Photogenic Drawing". Schaaf 2032. 3 Table set for tea, c.1841-42 84 x 168 mm. (3 ¾ x 6 ¾ in.), verso with coloured Brooks Brothers card and letterpress label "Patent Talbotype or Sun Pictures". Schaaf 2826. 4 Boulevard des Italiens (titled "Boulevards of Paris" in pencil), 1843 168 x 173 mm. (6 ½ x 6 ¾ in.), verso with letterpress label "Patent Talbotype Photogenic Drawing". Cf. Schaaf 129, one of several close variants. Talbot visited Paris from 19 May to 12 June, 1843. 5 Avenue de la Paix (titled "Paris" in pencil), 1843 148 x 184 mm. (5 7/8 x 7 ¼ in.), corners trimmed, varnished, verso with coloured Brooks Brothers card and letterpress label " Patent Talbotype or Sun Pictures". One of several close variants in Schaaf. 6 Eglise de la Madeleine (titled "La Madeleine, Paris" in ink), 1843 144 x 199 mm. (5 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.), verso with letterpress label "Patent Talbotype or Photogenic Drawing". Schaaf 812. 7 "The Milliner's Window", before 23 January 1844 144 x 193 mm. (5 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.), verso with coloured Brooks Brothers card and letterpress label "Patent Talbotype or Photogenic Drawing". Schaaf 1924. 8 Saint Helen's Square, York (titled "York" in ink), 1845 157 x 192 mm. (6 ¼ x 7 ½ in.), corners trimmed, verso with coloured Brooks Brothers card and letterpress label "Patent Talbotype or Sun Pictures". Schaaf 2189. Attributed here to Talbot but possibly by either Richard Calvert Jones or Nicholaas Henneman all three of whom visited the city together in July 1845. 9 "The Chess Players" (printed title label numbered 35 on verso), c.1845 215 x 155 mm. (8 ½ x 6 1/8 in.), verso with title label, coloured Brooks Brothers card and letterpress label " Patent Talbotype Photogenic Drawing". Schaaf 2819. Traditionally ascribed to Talbot, Schaaf attributes to Nicholaas Henneman or possibly the photographer Antoine Claudet who is the figure here on the left. Cf. Nicholaas Henneman, Talbotypes or Sun Pictures, 1847, plate 24. See Larry J. Schaaf, The Puzzling Chess Players, online at foxtalbot.bodleian.ox.ac.uk We are grateful for information provided by Professor Larry J. Schaaf, Director of the William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné. http:/foxtalbot.bodleian.ox.ac.uk