Dr. John Murray (Scottish, active in India, 1809-1898)
View of lake, India, circa 1858-1862
Calotype negative, waxed, with selectively applied pigment
38.2 x 47.2 cm
Inscribed "25/12" in ink on verso

Dr. John Murray had a distinguished career as a medical officer in India from 1833-1871.  Murray began practicing calotype photography there in 1848 and was the first photographer to systematically record the antiquities in India. This view was made in Nynee Tal, a sacred Hindu pilgrimage site and a popular retreat for the British, especially off-duty officers.

Antoine-Henri BECQUEREL (French, 1852-1908)

Various rays emitted from a radioactive substance through a slit screen, 1903

Gelatin silver print from a photogram

11.4 x 8.2 cm on 12.1 x 8.9 cm paper

William Henry Fox TALBOT (English, 1800-1877)

Melrose Abbey, 1844

Salt print from a calotype negative

17.3 x 21.2 cm on 18.7 x 22.6 cm paper

Julien VALLOU DE VILLENEUVE (French, 1795-1866)

Young girl with tambourine and basket, circa 1852

Paper negative

16.6 x 12.9 cm on 19.0 x 13.6 cm paper

Vernon HEATH (English, 1819-1895)

The Vale of Festiniog, 1870s

Carbon print

53.0 x 22.8 cm, visible, arched top, overmatted on 67.4 x 36.5 cm card

Vernon HEATH (English, 1819-1895)

Marscow, Isle of Skye, 1870s

Carbon print

53.0 x 22.8 cm, visible, arched top, overmatted on 68.0 x 36.5 cm card

Attributed to Count Olympe AGUADO (French, 1827–1895)

Study of a sheep, circa 1855

Salt print from a collodion negative

13.5 x 17.2 cm, corners rounded, irregularly trimmed, mounted on 19.6 x 25.7 cm paper