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William Henry Fox Talbot — "A Scene in York" - York Minster from Lop Lane
William Henry Fox Talbot

"A Scene in York" - York Minster from Lop Lane

1845

Among the earliest architectural photographs ever made, Talbot's salted paper print of York Minster demonstrates photography's revolutionary ability to document Gothic architecture with unprecedented detail and accuracy.

Medium
Salted paper print

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