The Pencil of nature

The wonderful invention of Daguerre and Fox Talbot fascinated the Victorians as a new art form and a new way of looking at the world. This program follows the technical and esthetic strides made by the early, often amateur, practitioners. Material is drawn from the British Royal Archives at Windsor...

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Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films Media Group, HTV West (Firm)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2005]
Series:Images a celebration of 150 years of photography.
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Online Access: Streaming video (Wentworth users only)
Table of Contents:
  • New Art of Photogenic Drawing (3:53)
  • Daguerrotype (2:16)
  • First Photographic Subjects (2:40)
  • Photography, Art, and Science (2:21)
  • Early Portraits (2:05)
  • Photographing the Royal Family (3:09)
  • Great Exhibition of 1851 (4:54)
  • Victoria and Albert Museum (3:49)