William Henry Fox Talbot
Tower at Lacock
1837
Representing one of photography's earliest architectural images, this view of Talbot's estate tower demonstrates the photogenic drawing process's ability to capture three-dimensional subjects directly in camera.
- Medium
- Photogenic drawing; using silver chloride paper; printed-out in camera; stabilized (fixed) in ammonia
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