Charles John Burnett

1820-1907

Photos submitted by C J Burnett to early photographic Exhibitions give an indication of his enthusiasm for experimenting with chemicals.

1.

 Photos in Exhibitions

The British Association

1855, Glasgow

3 photos.

See comments in table 2, below

The Photographic Society of Scotland

Edinburgh 1856

Highland Landscape (citrate of uranium

Sea Weed (cobalt)

Bas Relief - Harvest (uranium)

Three Prints (uranium)

The Photographic Society

London, 1859

Ten photos exhibited to show chemical reactions.

See Photographic Journal, Jan 21 (1859?).

2.

C J Burnett's comments on his exhibits in
The British Association Exhibition, Glasgow, 1855

1.

From an albumen negative by Ross & Thompson:

-  paper prepared by a solution of hydro-fluate of uranic oxide.

-  Exposure 1 1/4 hours to light.

-  Development by ferric cyanuret of potassium.

2.

Frame containing three photographs printed by following process:

1st specimen  -  positive process:

-  A fern leaf printed from nature directly.

-  Paper prepared by a solution of Ferro-Cyanide of Potassium.

2nd specimen  -  negative process:

-  From a negative of an etching.

-  Paper prepared by the Tartrate of Uranic Oxide.

-  Developed by Ferrid-Cyanide of Potassium.

-  Exposed to diffused light for 4 minutes.

3rd specimen  -  portrait from a glass negative process:

-  Paper prepared with Nitrate of Uranic Oxide.

-  Developed  by Nitrate of Cobalt solution

3.

Photograph of Sea -weed:

-  Printed in natural colour by a process discovered in March, last:

-  Paper by ferrid-cyanide of potassium

-  Developed  by Nitrate of Cobalt solution.

Acknowledgement

The details above have been taken from:

 'Photographs Exhibited in Britain 1839-1865' (Roger Taylor), pp.176-7.

Charles John Burnett

Photographic Society of Scotland