Lot 1
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William Henry Fox Talbot (1800 - 1877)

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
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Description

  • William Henry Fox Talbot
  • Door of Abbotsford, vers 1845
  • Photograph
Calotype. Au verso, annoté LA 29 à l'encre d'une main inconnue. Monté sous passe-partout.



Calotype. On the reverse, annotated LA 29 in ink in an unknown hand. Window-mounted.

Provenance

Collection privée européenne

Literature

Cf. Mike Weaver (éd.), Henry Fox Talbot. Selected Texts and Bibliography, Oxford, Clio Press, 1992, pp. 117-124.

Condition

L'image légèrement palie, le tirage aurtrement en excellent état. Slightly faded, otherwise in excellent condition.
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Catalogue Note

Cette image correspond à la plaque no. 5 de Sunpictures in Scotland, London 1845.