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William Henry Fox Talbot — Scott Monument Under Construction
William Henry Fox Talbot

Scott Monument Under Construction

1844

Construction scaffolding surrounds Edinburgh's Gothic Revival monument in a rare documentation of Victorian architectural progress, made during the calotype's brief but influential period.

Medium
salted paper print from calotype negative

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William Henry Fox Talbot, Scott Monument Under Construction, 1844

Construction scaffolding surrounds Edinburgh's Gothic Revival monument in a rare documentation of Victorian architectural progress, made during the calotype's brief but influential period.

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

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Calotype, Documentary, Photograph, Early Photography, Construction, Urban, British, Architecture

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art