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• Bandzählung: 7.1863
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1863
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November 20, 1863.] THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS. 561 Extract from Mr. Edivard Price's letter t dated November 2nd, 1863. “ These pictures are invaluable to me ; they are my only and really last connexion with Miss Wilkinson ; therefore, do take care of them, and re turn them all safe. “ This Miss Wilkinson is a most extraordinary lady. She was the bosom friend of James Watt, and the sister-in-law of Matthew Boulton. She is still alive, but quite childish. “ These pictures were given to me in Matthew Boulton’s library at Soho. Miss Wilkinson said, " Here, Edward, here are the relics of the Soho ; take them, and preserve them as long as you live. The Boultons may not have the honour which may be due to them ; but, never mind, the Watt will.’ “I can only repeat that these pictures were given to me by Miss Wilkin son, and she said (many years afterwards) they were the most precious gems in her line ; that I must keep them, and show them as long as I lived : they were a mystery. “My mother has had the two circular pictures at home about 20 years, and I have had the other about 17 years. Neither of them were out of Soho House up to that time for the last 50 years, as I have proofs of. “ Yours sincerely, “ Edward Price.” “I have heard nothing of Mr. Powell and the old photo and camera; but I hope you have.” Other documents bearing on the subject:— “ Mr. Barney. “ Soho, 25th August, 1781. “ Sir,—I am sorry I was absent when you call’d yesterday. This morning I deliver’d to your man the painting of Telemachus with two blanks for painting the same upon. Messrs. B. & F. have undertaken these pieces at about £7 net. Mem. not including their general expences attending the sale, &c. ; therefore, as Mr. Boulton desires they may be ivcll executed, he will not stipulate you in the charge thereof, but as you are acquainted what he will get for them, he leaves it to you to render them as moderate as you can, but begs they may be cjood pieces and exactly alike, for they go as mechanical paintings. I could wish to receive your reply to the above ; also to intimate how soon you guess they can be done. Besides these two of Telemachus there are wanted two of Time and Cupid—2 of Juibica and Trenmore (one of which only wants repairing), the other three to be deliver’d in the dead color’d state. The time limitted for the whole is to bo in London by the end of Septr. Please to signify what of ’em (if not all) you can undertake. “In expectation of hearing from you soon, “I remain very respectfully, “Sir, “ Your obedt- hble. Servt., “Jno. Hodges.” “Mr. Ilodgets. “ Sir,—Mr. Barny was hear last night, and inform’d me he was going to London, and that Mr. B. wish’d him to take the pictur of Stratonicy to finish from the original of Mr. West, and that Mr. B. was pleas’d to say I might have the pictur again when finish’d to correct the coulering of one for my self at my leasure, for which I shall be much oblig’d to him “The print of that subject which you Brought is ready for Transfering, and if you have any canvis of that size, it shall be don imediatly and Mr. B. may have his chois. “ I am, Sir, " Yr. obdt. hble. Servt., “ FR. Eginton. “July 5,1781.” 4 “ Mr. Hodges. “ January 18,1782. “Sir,—The plates which I have an imediat ocation for are Time and Cupid, and allso Telemacus—and if Mr. B. will pleas to favour me with the respective picture to finish one of each from, you may depend upon the greatest care being taken of them, and safely return’d by “ Yr. oblig’d hble. Servt., “ Fr. Eginton.” “Mr. F. Eginton. “Soho, 17th Xbr, ’81. “Sir,—Inclosed are two impressions, Penelope and Calypso, which you are requested to transfer on the two Copper plates herewith. These are wanted for the same order as the Time and Cupid, Juibica, &c. ; therefore I must get ’em done, say finish’d in a masterly stile. The sooner they are done, the more you will oblige Messrs. B. and F. “ I am, Sir, " Your very obedt. Servt., “ Jno. Hodges'” P.S. Should an impression of Trenmore be ready, please to send it per bearer, as the others already received wait its arrival. “Mr. Barney. “Soho, 15 August, ’81. “Sir,—Your favour I have received, and in reply have to inform you that the following paintings will be wanted for certain by the end of Sept.—viz. Two Telemachus on his return, Two Time and Cupid. “ The last will be deliver’d to you in the dead color’d state; the first to be done from the plain. If you think you can execute these (and perhaps two more pices) by the time, provided you set off as you mention, please to give a line. I shall prepare the straining-frames, canvas, &c., ready to begin the Telemachus’s, and hope for your answer about send; them to W’Hamp- ton to be ready against your arrival. “ I am, for Messrs. Boulton & Fothergill, “Sir, “Your obedt. hble. Servt., “ 7, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, W.C. “ October 30th, 1863. “ Dear Sir,—I examined the piece of plate you gave me when last at the Museum, and found plenty of silver upon the coating. I was waiting until you sent me the piece of picture to assay. I am, however, quite satisfied that no silver was in the piece you gave me before. “I remain, “ Yours very truly, “F.P. Smith, Esq.” "DudaLpCaaBEL-- 29roreedugs of Societies. South London PHOTOGRAPITIC Society. The usual monthly meeting was held in the City of London College, Leadenhall Street, on the evening of Thursday, Nov. 12th. The Rev. F. F. Statham, M.A., F.G.S., in the chair. The minutes of a previous meeting were read and confirmed. Mr. WHARTON Simpson called attention to some fine speci mens of Mr. Dallas’ photo-electric engraving, and to some charming specimens of art-photography by Mr. Wingfield. The SECRETATY called attention to a beautiful specimen of card portraiture by Mr. Rejlander, to a portrait by Mr. Miers, and to a transferred albumen film by Mr. Harmer. It had been attached to the concave surface of a watch, coloured in water colours, and then backed up with white ; presenting, when the convex side was examined, a very pleasing effect. The Secre tary remarked that the specimen was tinted in water colours, but he thought oil would have given a richer effect. Mr. Jabez Hughes exhibited two very fine 10 by 8 portraits taken with Dallmeyer’s No. 2 triple lens, open aperture; the exposure in a glass' room, with moderate light, was about 30 or 40 seconds. They were especially admired for their roundness and the admirable definition in every part they presented. The SECRETARY then read a paper on Photography in India, by Mr. Warner (see p. 548), and exhibited some models of the application suggested for preserving moisture. The Chaikman remarked that possibly they might be found of service in this country during hot weather, Mr. Wall said he thought that Mr. Warner had scarcely done full justice to Indian photographs. There were in the International Exhibition some vignette heads so fine that he thought he gave them the highest praise when he said they were nearly equal to those of Mr. T. R. Williams. Mr. Alfred Harman then read a short paper on the propor tion of chlorides in albumenized paper (see p. 556). Ho also exhibited some specimens illustrating the position he assumed. There wore four prints from the same negative, a very thin one; the first was on paper prepared with 3 grains to the ounce, and the others with 6, 10, and 15 grains respectively. They were all excited on a 60-grain nitrate bath, and printed, toned, and fixed together. Those with the least salt unques tionably possessed the greatest vigour, but the contrast was not so marked, Mr. Harman observed by artificial light as by day- light. Mr. Wall asked if it would not be best to proportion the amount of chloride to the quality of the negative. Mr. Harman said that this might be done to some extent, but could not conveniently bo carried out thoroughly, as it would be impossible to have a differently prepared negative far every variety of negative. A difficulty arose, moreover, from the unwillingness of manufacturers to state the formula by which their papers respectively were prepared. The Chairman asked if it would not be easy for photo graphers to test these papers, and thus ascertain the proportion of chloride present. Mr. Martin said this might be done by soaking a known quantity of paper in cold water to remove all the albumen. This could then be coagulated by nitric acid, and the amount of chloride present ascertained by precipitating it with a stan dard solution of nitrate of silver. Mr. Price said that some of the chlorides, barium for instance, formed a compound with albumen, and could not be separated and estimated in this way. He had found he could not get a barium paper because manufacturers said the compound it formed with the albumen caused some difficulties. Mr. Sebastian Davis thought there would be insuperable difficulties in forming a correct estimate. The proportion of albumen on different sheets of paper varied according to the absorbent qualities of the paper, and the temperature of the rooms in which the albumenizing was conducted. The organic salts present would also mar the estimate. Mb. Simpson said it would be clearly impossible from the causes named, and others, for photographers to arrive at a definite estimate of the proportion of salt used, and if it were possible they would not undertake such a troublesome operation. There was, however, a much simpler plan quite within their power. So soon as it was determined to be of vital importance o them to know the proportion of salt used, they had nothing o do but decline to use the paper of any manufacturer who