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| Artist / Maker | William Henry Fox Talbot |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1840 |
| Culture / Origin | England |
| Medium | Salted paper photographic drawing |
| Dimensions | Image: 17.1 x 20.3 cm (6 3/4 x 8 in.) |
| Department | Photography |
| Type | Photograph |
About the Artist
William Henry Fox Talbot British, 1800-1877 Born in Melbury, Dorset, Fox Talbot was a gentleman of the 19th century who, like many others of his class, pursued leisure activities in the arts and sciences. He experimented with means for capturing permanently the elusive images formed on paper by the camera obscura, an instrument used as a drawing aid. After several years of varying results, Talbot successfully devised a process that chemically recorded the image made by light on a piece… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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