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Nelson's Column under Construction, Trafalgar Square, London

A work made of salted paper print.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of salted paper print.

Date:

April 1844

Artist:

William Henry Fox Talbot
English, 1800–1877

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

William Henry Fox Talbot

Title

Nelson's Column under Construction, Trafalgar Square, London

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1844

Medium

Salted paper print

Inscriptions

No markings recto or verso

Dimensions

Image: 17 × 21.1 cm (6 3/4 × 8 5/16 in.); Paper: 18.8 × 22.5 cm (7 7/16 × 8 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Everett Kovler

Reference Number

1967.149

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