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William Henry Fox Talbot — The Fruit Sellers
William Henry Fox Talbot

The Fruit Sellers

1842

Among the earliest examples of street photography, Talbot's scene captures everyday commercial life in Victorian England, demonstrating the medium's documentary potential beyond formal architectural studies.

Medium
Salted paper print

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William Henry Fox Talbot, The Fruit Sellers, 1842

Among the earliest examples of street photography, Talbot's scene captures everyday commercial life in Victorian England, demonstrating the medium's documentary potential beyond formal architectural studies.

Medium
Salted paper print
Year
1842
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Documentary, Photograph, Market Scene, Historical, Narrative, British, Salted Paper Print, Figurative

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art