The silkworm and the fly in "actinographic" prints by Nicolaas Henneman

Author

Cowherd, Jennifer Loynd

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

History of photography. 1989, Num. 2, Vol. 13, p. 133-134, 1 ill.

ISSN

0308-7298

Abstract (en)

Presents an early example of the use of photography in scientific illustration: negatives by Joseph Delves printed by Henneman, 1853, showing microscopic views of the anatomy of a silkworm and a fly.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Photography -- United Kingdom
• Henneman, Nicholas, 1813-1898
• Delves, Joseph, act.1853
• Microscopy
• Photography
• Science
• Great Britain
• Illustration

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Photographie -- Royaume-Uni
• Henneman, Nicholas, 1813-1898
• Delves, Joseph, act.1853
• Photographie
• Sciences
• Grande-Bretagne
• Illustration

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19911001-00459552

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