Caption

Porcelain statue after Giambologna, depicting the Sabine theft of virgins, photograph, page, inscription: 'Patent Talbotype or sun pictures. A great variety of specimens On sale at Messrs. Brooks (Brothers), 87, New Bond Street, London.', photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot, France, in or after 1839-04 - in or before 1840-04, paper, salted paper print, Talbotype or sun pictures, height 300 mm x width 148 mm, sculpture, rape of the Sabine women: they are carried off by Romulus and his men during a feast, A sepia-toned page showing three narrow columns of dense printed text and a left column with a small oval engraved portrait of a woman in profile wearing a bonnet, all set within thin ruled borders, with aged paper texture and slightly darker margins.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_330

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.4Mb (11.8Mb) / 11.6in x 15.8in / 3486 x 4754 (300dpi)

Keywords

Porcelain statue Giambologna depicting Sabine theft virgins photograph page inscription Patent Talbotype sun pictures great variety specimens sale Messrs Brooks Brothers 87 New Bond Street London photographer William Henry Fox Talbot France 1839-04 - 1840-04 paper salted paper print Talbotype height 300 mm x width 148 mm sculpture rape Sabine women carried off Romulus men feast sepia-toned page showing three narrow columns dense printed text left column small oval engraved portrait woman profile wearing bonnet set within thin ruled borders aged paper texture slightly darker margins