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William Henry Fox Talbot — Lacock Abbey, South Front Towards Sharington's Tower
William Henry Fox Talbot

Lacock Abbey, South Front Towards Sharington's Tower

1840

Among the earliest surviving photographs, this calotype captures the medieval abbey where Talbot conducted his pioneering photographic experiments in the 1840s.

Medium
Calotype print

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William Henry Fox Talbot, Lacock Abbey, South Front Towards Sharington's Tower, 1840

Among the earliest surviving photographs, this calotype captures the medieval abbey where Talbot conducted his pioneering photographic experiments in the 1840s.

Medium
Calotype print
Year
1840
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Monochrome, Calotype Print, Abbey, Serene, Historic, 19th Century, Early Photography, Landscape, British, Architecture

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