Artist: William Henry Fox Talbot (1800 - 1877)
Nationality: British
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Media: Photography
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Biography:
Credited as one of the inventors of photography, William Henry Fox Talbot began experimenting with light-sensitive chemistry in 1834. He kept in close contact with astronomer and photographer Sir John Herschel while developing the medium. In 1839, Talbot announced his invention of photogenic drawing two weeks after the daguerreotype process was unveiled in France. Talbot’s calotype process was introduced in 1840, a process that shortened exposure time and allowed for multiple prints to be made from one negative. Talbot published “The Pencil of Nature” from 1844 to 1846, the first commercially published book to contain photographs as illustrations.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Leaves of Orchidea
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The Head of Christ from a Painting on Glass
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The Open Door
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Botanical Specimen (Erica mutabolis)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Wrack, 1839 William Henry Fox Talbot (British, 1800-1877)Salted paper print; 22 x 17.5 cm (8
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Carriages and Parisian Townhouses
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Artist: William Henry Fox Talbot Title: Portrait of a Lady Date: about 1835 - 1837
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Oak Tree in Winter
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View of the Boulevards of Paris
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Artist: William Henry Fox Talbot Title: Cloisters of Lacock Abbey Date: about 1844 Medium: cabtype
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The Open Door, William Henry Fox Talbot (England, Melbury, Dorset, 1800 - 1877) , 1844-1846, Talbotype
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Lace, William Henry Fox Talbot (England, Melbury, Dorset, 1800 - 1877) , 1841, Calotype
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Linen
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Articles of Porcelain, William Henry Fox Talbot (England, Melbury, Dorset, 1800 - 1877) , circa 1844, Calotype
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Cloisters of Lacock Abbey, William Henry Fox Talbot (England, Melbury, Dorset, 1800 - 1877) , circa 1844, Salted-paper print (calotype)
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Calvert Jones at Lacock Abbey, William Henry Fox Talbot (England, Melbury, Dorset, 1800 - 1877) , circa 1845, Salted-paper print (calotype)
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York Minster Cathedral From Lod Lane (La-485), William Henry Fox Talbot (England, Melbury, Dorset, 1800 - 1877) , 1844, printed 1844, Calotype
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Rooftop and Chimneys, Lacock Abbey
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The Fruit Sellers, William Henry Fox Talbot (England, Melbury, Dorset, 1800 - 1877) , 1844 circa, printed 1844 circa, Calotype (salt)
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Lacock Abbey
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Charles W. Sharpe Talbot and the Countess of Auvergne (King Henry VI - First Part.) etching and engraving 20th century
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Still Life With Apples & Pineapple In Baskets, William Henry Fox Talbot (England, Melbury, Dorset, 1800 - 1877) , 1844-1846, printed 1844-1846, Calotype (salt)
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William Henry Fox Talbot - Oak Tree mid 1840's salted paper print f National Gallery of Art British
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William Henry Fox Talbot - Leaf c. 1839 waxed paper negative The Royal Photographic Society British
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William Henry Fox Talbot - Articles of Glass 1843 salted paper print f Cleveland Museum of Art British
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William Henry Fox Talbot - Orleans Cathedral 1843 salted paper print f National Gallery of Art British
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William Henry Fox Talbot - The Boulevards of Paris 1843 salted paper print f National Gallery of Art British
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William Henry Fox Talbot - Buildings and Carriages 1845 positive calotype New Orleans Museum of Art
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William Henry Fox Talbot - Window at Lacock Abbey 1839 photogenic drawing n The Royal Photographic Society British
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Study of Margam Hall with Figures
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William Henry Fox Talbot, English, 1800-1877 South Front of Lacock Abbey about 1840 Photograph, salt
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William Henry Fox Talbot Portrait of Artist's Daughter, Rosamund, Holding a Flower Salted paper print from Calotype negative circa 1844
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William Henry Fox Talbot - The Scott Monument, Edinburgh, in the Course of Construction 1844 salted-paper print f Cincinnati Art Museum British
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William Henry Fox Talbot - "The Open Door" from The Pencil of Nature 1843 calotype Smith College Museum of Art American
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William Henry Fox Talbot Sir Walter Scott's Monument, Edinburgh, proof for pl. 2 of the book Sun Pictures in Scotland (published 1845) salted-paper print from a calotype negative 1844
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William Henry Fox Talbot - Ancient Door, Magdalen College, Oxford 1843 salted paper pring f Cleveland Museum of Art British
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Wiew of the boulevards at Paris (1843) by TALBOT William Henry Fox, FOX TALBOT (dit)
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George M. Miller - William Henry Vining c. 1810 painted wax on glass National Gallery of Art American
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William Bagdatopoulos - Dr. William Henry Holmes 1929 oil on canvas Smithsonian American Art Museum American
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William Henry Watt William Lourdsworth 19th century
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Henry Room Portrait of William Beattie M.D. after the painting by Henry Room, frontispiece in the book The Danube by William Beattie (London & New York: Virtue & Co., [ca. 1840]) engraving circa 1840
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The Nelson Column
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Thomas Eakins - Archbishop William Henry Elder 1903 oil on canvas Cincinnati Art Museum American
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Henry William Bunbury Falstaff reproved by King Henry - Shakespeare - Henry VI, Part 2, Act V, Scene 8. Line and stipple engraving 18th - 19th century
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Joseph Florentin Léon Bonnat, French, 1833-1922 Henry Lille Pierce 1895 Oil on canvas 131.5 x
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William Henry Bartlett plate opposite page ? in the book The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbing (London: George Virtue, [ca. 1830]) engraving 1830
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William Henry Bartlett plate opposite page ? in the book The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbing (London: George Virtue, [ca. 1830]) engraving 1830
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William Henry Bartlett plate opposite page ? in the book The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbing (London: George Virtue, [ca. 1830]) engraving 1830
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William Henry Bartlett plate opposite page ? in the book The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbing (London: George Virtue, [ca. 1830]) engraving 1830
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William Henry Bartlett plate opposite page ? in the book The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbing (London: George Virtue, [ca. 1830]) engraving 1830
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William Henry Bartlett plate opposite page ? in the book The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbing (London: George Virtue, [ca. 1830]) engraving 1830
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William Henry Bartlett plate opposite page ? in the book The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbing (London: George Virtue, [ca. 1830]) engraving 1830
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William Henry Bartlett plate opposite page ? in the book The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbing (London: George Virtue, [ca. 1830]) engraving 1830
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William Henry Bartlett plate opposite page ? in the book The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbing (London: George Virtue, [ca. 1830]) engraving 1830
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William Henry Bartlett plate opposite page ? in the book The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbing (London: George Virtue, [ca. 1830]) engraving 1830
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William Henry Bartlett plate opposite page ? in the book The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbing (London: George Virtue, [ca. 1830]) engraving 1830
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William Henry Bartlett plate opposite page ? in the book The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbing (London: George Virtue, [ca. 1830]) engraving 1830
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William Henry Bartlett plate opposite page ? in the book The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbing (London: George Virtue, [ca. 1830]) engraving 1830
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William Henry Bartlett plate opposite page ? in the book The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbing (London: George Virtue, [ca. 1830]) engraving 1830
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William Henry Bartlett plate opposite page ? in the book The Christian in Palestine by Henry Stebbing (London: George Virtue, [ca. 1830]) engraving 1830

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (14)
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Transition: I’ll Be Your Mirror: Emma Talbot
The title I’ll Be Your Mirror references both the Velvet Underground song and ideas about reflection of the self through received imagery. Like a kid in a sweet shop Talbot immerses herself in these dictated images of glamour before concerning her...
Transition: The Craft: Emma Talbot and Cathie Pilkington
For The Craft, Pilkington will produce a range of customized found objects, which claim various usages within the community. These assisted ready-mades take diverse forms: domestic furniture richly embellished with second hand carpet, ceramic orna...
Fotomuseum: Adam Fuss - Less of a test than earth
His work - to be found where the world as science meets the world as image - provides a very exiting, original contrast to so-called mainstream contemporary culture. Using motifs which take up the themes of nature, energy, memory and longing...
Texas Society of Sculptors: Real Art for Real People
The following artists were selected by juror Dan Hawkins:     Reynaldo Alaniz
  Sylvia Knust
Theresa Bayer
  George Mcfarland
Sandy Bonsell
  Bobby Pearl
Suzanne Bullock
  Dan Pogue
Nancy Ca...
Transition: Goth Moth: Alex Michon, Cathy Lomax, Claire Pestaille, Emma Talbot, Stella Vine, Mimei Thompson, Nicky Magliulo, Shane Waltener, Tobi Deeson
Adolescent fantasy Goth girls are culled from magazines, as psychological terrors stalk the artificial landscape where knitted cobwebs in eerie corners subvert their cosy-craft roots. Iconic dark portraits identify with their subjects troubled sou...
J. Paul Getty Center: Voyages and Visions: Early Photographs from the Wilson Family Collection
As photographic methods were refined and materials improved, photographers began to ventur...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Photography: Processes, Preservation, and Conservation
The exhibition is made possible by the Henry Nias Foundation, Inc. Philippe de Montebello, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, explained, From its in...
Transition: Acid Drops and Sugar Candy: Works by Over 40 Artists
Works included in the exhibition are by Majed Aslam, Emi Avor, Paul Becker, Kiera Bennett, Anna Bjerger, Clive Brandon, Jorges Cabieses, Louise Brierley, Leigh Clarke, Sam Dargan, Annabel Dover, Sarah Doyle, Stephen Harwood, Nadia Heb...
Bayly Art Museum: This is Not a Photograph: Fifteen Contemporary Artists
Within that broad definition, This is Not a Photograph, showcases the works of contemporary artists who experiment with the tools, materials and processes of photography. Some of the artists do use objects; others create images from photographic m...
Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Photographs by Josef Breitenbach
Breitenbach began taking photographs while travelling as a wine merchant with his family's firm in the 1920s. He established a successful portrait studio in his native Munich in 1932, but as a Jew involved in left-wing politics, was forced to fle...
Yorkshire Sculpture Park / Longside Gallery: Kenny Hunter: Natural Selection
Features and attributes are immediate, recognisable and precisely defined. The ultra-smooth form does not simply recreate a classical mode, but alludes to children’s toys and cartoons. Recent work features seemingly ordinary, young people. They...
Victoria and Albert Museum: Guy Bourdin in the Main Galleries as Prep is Made for New Galleries
The new Photography Gallery will provide visitors with a superb resource, serving as an introduction to the history of photography and to the national collection of the art of photography. The photography collection began in 1852 and now holds 300...
Victoria and Albert Museum: Stepping In and Out: Contemporary Documentary Photography
The theme of the exhibition is two-fold; certain photographers have immersed themselves, or 'stepped in’ to, communities different from their own, documenting the situations and relationships that then unfold. Other photographers adopt the new ro...
Changing Room: Tender Scene: Fiona Jardine, Alex Pollard, Clare Stephenson, Gregor Wright
Recent exhibitions include Moltke's Eye, Sorcha Dallas, Glasgow; How to do white, Tramway, Glasgow (with Hannah Hewetson and Lisa Gallacher), ‘Sweeney’ (solo) at Intermedia Gallery, Glasgow in 2005 and the group exhibitions ‘April is the Cruellest...

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The correspondence of William Henry Fox Talbot
Fox Talbot Museum of Photography
Fox Talbot Museum of Photography
A History of Photography, by Robert Leggat: TALBOT, William Henry Fox
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