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William Henry Fox Talbot — A Mountain Rivulet Which Flows at the Foot of Doune Castle
William Henry Fox Talbot

A Mountain Rivulet Which Flows at the Foot of Doune Castle

1844

Romantic landscape photography emerges in this atmospheric study of Scottish countryside, where Talbot's poetic title reflects the medium's capacity for both documentation and artistic expression.

Medium
salted paper print from calotype negative

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William Henry Fox Talbot, A Mountain Rivulet Which Flows at the Foot of Doune Castle, 1844

Romantic landscape photography emerges in this atmospheric study of Scottish countryside, where Talbot's poetic title reflects the medium's capacity for both documentation and artistic expression.

Medium
salted paper print from calotype negative
Year
1844
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photograph, Landscape, Water, Nature, British, Castle, Mountain, Romantic

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art