ID: 700005983 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700005983	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

[Diogenes without Sun, 17' Exposure] (salted paper print; William Henry Fox Talbot (British, 1800 - 1877) (British Pho...; October 6, 1840; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 84.XZ.574.47)

Note: Talbot recorded taking this photograph without sun and with an exposure of seventeen minutes. The sculpture depicted is a terracotta figure in one of the niches of the entrance hall of Lacock Abbey, produced by Austrian sculptor Victor Alexander Sederbach.

Titles:

[Diogenes without Sun, 17' Exposure] (preferred,C,U,CO,English-P,U,U)

The Brewster Album (C,U,VL,English,U,U)

A Sculpture of Diogenes in an Architectural Niche (C,U,DE,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

salted paper print [300127149] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, photographs, <photographs by form>, positives (photographs), photographic prints, <photographic prints by process>)

Classifications:

photographs (preferred)

Creation Date: October 6, 1840

Creator Display:

William Henry Fox Talbot (British, 1800 - 1877) (British Photographer) [preferred,JPGM]

photographer Talbot, William Henry Fox (English photographer, 1800-1877) Extent: execution [500021449]

sculptor Sederbach, Victor Alexander (Austrian sculptor, active 1755-1756 in England) Extent: work depicted [500356798]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 84.XZ.574.47

Other: Creation: Lacock [4006027] Wiltshire (county), England (country), United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Salted paper print from a photogenic drawing negative

	salted paper processes [300053495]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <photography and photographic processes and techniques>, photographic processes)

	photogenic drawing (process) [300133340]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <photography and photographic processes and techniques>, photographic processes, salted paper processes)

Dimensions: Image: 11.9 x 11 cm (4 11/16 x 4 5/16 in.)Sheet: 16.3 x 15.4 cm (6 7/16 x 6 1/16 in.)

Cultures:

British (preferred)

General Subject:

another work (preferred,description)

architecture (description)

Specific Subjects:

	sculpture (visual works) [300047090]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>) (AAT)

	Diogenes (Ancient Greek philosopher, died ca. 323 BCE) [500354445]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	Gothic Revival [300021452]
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>, modern European revival styles) (AAT)

Watermarks: Watermark in paper: "J Whatman 1840"

Inscriptions: Inscr. ro. page in ink in the hand of David Brewster: "H.F. Talbot Fecit"; inscribed on verso print, in peacock blue ink: by Talbot: at upper center edge: "The Hall at Lacock Abbey"; at lower right corner: "H.F. Talbot phot: / Oct. 6. 18 [last two numerals have been trimmed off] 17' diffused daylight"

Related Works:

	depicts .... Diogenes [700008438] 1840
	..........terracotta (sculptural works); Victor Alexander Sederbach (Austrian sculptor, active 1755-1...; 1755

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

............... Brewster Codex: portraits, views, group portraits, etc. with drawings, compiled by Sir David Brewster.

Sources and Contributors:
[Diogenes without Sun, 17' Exposure]	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
The Brewster Album	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
A Sculpture of Diogenes in an Architectural Niche	........ [VP]
	........ Smith, Disciples of light (1990) 105

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Smith, Disciples of light (1990) 105