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Anonymous — Untitled (Fern Study), c. 1850, from the Hatton Fern Album
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Untitled (Fern Study), c. 1850, from the Hatton Fern Album

1850

Created using the cyanotype process invented by Anna Atkins, this botanical study demonstrates the early scientific applications of photography for specimen documentation and natural history illustration.

Medium
Cyanotype and fern

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Anonymous, Untitled (Fern Study), c. 1850, from the Hatton Fern Album, 1850

Created using the cyanotype process invented by Anna Atkins, this botanical study demonstrates the early scientific applications of photography for specimen documentation and natural history illustration.

Medium
Cyanotype and fern
Year
1850
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Nineteenth Century, Naturalistic, Vintage, Photography, Cyanotype, Blue, Botanical, Nature Study, British, Fern

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago