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The Process of Talbotype (formerly called Calotype) Photogenic Drawing

A work made of four pages of unbound text (approximately 2500 words), printed by j. & h. cox brothers.
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  • A work made of four pages of unbound text (approximately 2500 words), printed by j. & h. cox brothers.

Date:

Communicated to the Royal Society, June 10, 1841

Artist:

William Henry Fox Talbot
English, 1800–1877

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

William Henry Fox Talbot

Title

The Process of Talbotype (formerly called Calotype) Photogenic Drawing

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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Published 1841

Medium

Four pages of unbound text (approximately 2500 words), printed by J. & H. Cox Brothers

Dimensions

22.5 × 18 cm (8 7/8 × 7 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

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

Reference Number

1972.356

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