"A Scene in York" - York Minster from Lop Lane | The Art Institute of Chicago

Photography and Media

July 28, 1845

William Henry Fox Talbot
English, 1800–1877

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Photography and Media

Artist: William Henry Fox Talbot
Title: "A Scene in York" - York Minster from Lop Lane
Place: England (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1845
Medium: Salted paper print
Inscriptions: No markings recto or verso
Dimensions: Image: 16.2 × 20.4 cm (6 7/16 × 8 1/16 in.); Paper: 18.6 × 22.5 cm (7 3/8 × 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Everett Kovler
Reference Number: 1967.146
IIIF Manifest The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. Learn more.: https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/27047/manifest.json

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