Can anyone tell me how well-known Robert Howlett's portrait of Brunel in front of the launching chains of the Great Eastern was in its/his/their own day?
Was it reproduced or published as an engraving before 1900? Or is its celebrity a creation of 2
Hello there, I'm brand new to this site so this post acts also as a little tester. Feel free if i'm doing anything wrong to tell me. I 'm looking for a little bit of info on this picture shown here. Obviously its world war two era but I was wondering
Hi! I've tried to order some Secol (http://www.secol.co.uk/) archival protection sleeves, but apparently they do not ship to foreign destinations (or at least not for small quantities...). Can anyone please inform if they have a sales point in London
Recently, I found two cabinet portraits of “The Marquis Tseng” in Cheshire. He was a Chinese diplomat who was minister (or ambassador) to the courts of London, Paris, and St. Petersburg between 1878-1885. The Marquis Tseng move to Folkestone, Kent in
I am looking for the catalogue of the RPS Exhibiton in 1918. Unfortunately, the only copy of the Photographic Journal of 1918 I have access to does not contain the catalogue, while the adjacent years do. Does anyone know whether there was and usually
I recently purchased a Billcliff large format field camera with a Ross lens, dated between 1875 - 1890, and I am trying to gather as much information about the camera and the maker as possible. I have posted photos and what I've been able to
I have been trying to bring up to date Treadwell's catalogue of William England Views of Switzerland (Alpine Club). If anyone is interested, the latest version is listed at the following web address:
This set of half steroes is titled 'American Civil War - Ruins of Richmond, Virginia, 1862.' However we have a second identical set marked 'Ruins of the Fire in Chicago.' Can any-one confirm which is correct and give any other information such as th
Hi! Would anyone be so kind as to recommend one or two shops / dealers of antique photographs in London? I will be there in approximately one week, and would like to search for 19th century images of Portugal or Spain. Thanks beforehand, Jose.
Hello from "across the pond"! I'm a photography collector who recently purchased four albumen photographs that have a blindstamp to the mounts that reads; "S. S. Soley / Photographer/Gloucester". The photos are circa 1860.
I am presently starting my research about photographic associations in XIX / early XX centuries. In fact, it is my intention to focus it in one of the oldest associations of Spain (Agrupació Fotogràfica de Catalunya founded in 1923).
I am seeking information on the Welsh Salon of Photography which was started in Cardiff in 1914. I believe their were 4-5 salons in the first 10 years (1915, 1919, 1922, 1925 ???) and i would be interested in any information - catalogues etc - about
I am often sent privately-owned ambrotypes to work on. Most of them are dateable from dress to the mid-late 1850s or early 1860s but occasionally there is a query as to whether they could possibly be pre- 1854, the year when I understand (