Portrait of Talbot's Wife (Constance) or Half-Sister (Caroline or Horatia)

Photography and Media

c. 1842

William Henry Fox Talbot
English, 1800–1877

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Photography and Media

Artist: William Henry Fox Talbot
Title: Portrait of Talbot's Wife (Constance) or Half-Sister (Caroline or Horatia)
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 1837–1847
Medium: Calotype negative
Dimensions: Image: 6.1 × 4.3 cm (2 7/16 × 1 3/4 in.); Paper: 25.4 × 21 cm (10 × 8 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Edward E. Ayer Endowment in memory of Charles L. Hutchinson
Reference Number: 1972.329
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