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The Soliloquy of the Broom

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

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  • A work made of salted paper print.

Date:

1843

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

The Soliloquy of the Broom

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1843

Medium

Salted paper print

Dimensions

Image: 16.8 × 20.6 cm (6 5/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 17.5 × 21.3 cm (6 15/16 × 8 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Edward E. Ayer Endowment in memory of Charles L. Hutchinson

Reference Number

1972.345

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