#Henry Fox Talbot

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‘A Scene in a Library’ (before March 22nd 1844) by Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877).

‘A Scene in a Library’ was taken out of doors, where the light was stronger.

Salted paper print from paper negative.

Image and text information courtesy The Met.

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"A MOUNTAIN RIVULET WHICH FLOWS AT THE FOOT OF DOUNE CASTLE" WILLIAM HENRY FOX TALBOT // 1844 [salt print from a calotype negative | 3 1/2 x 4 5/16"]

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A stanza from ‘Ode to Napoleon’ in Lord Byron's hand from the collection of Henry Buhl.

The photograph was taken by William Henry Fox Talbot in the early - mid 19th century. Photogenic drawing negative from a manuscript original. He took an original manuscript by Byron, laid it on a sheet of paper coated with a salt and silver nitrate solution, then exposed it to sunlight - the resulting image appeared on the sheet, hence the fact it reads backwards.

[russellmoreton]

The Fictions of Light by Russell Moreton Via Flickr: Mizmaze St Catherine's Hill. Re-Imagining the Immaterial and the Concrete Talbot once described the invention of photography as “a little bit of magic realised”. In 1845, in a similar vein, the Athenaeum, in its review of The Pencil of Nature, described it as “A wonderful illustration of modern necromancy” and wondered at the fact that “photography has already enabled us to hand down to future ages a picture of the sunshine of yesterday, or a memorial of the haze of to-day.” “impressed by the agency of light alone” blog.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/a-z-of-photography-willia... The Pencil of Nature by William. Henry Fox Talbot www.gutenberg.org/files/33447/33447-pdf.pdf

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William Henry Fox Talbot, An oak tree in winter, c.1842-43.

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William Henry Fox Talbot. Bust of Venus on a Round Tabletop, early 1840s.

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William Henry Fox Talbot, Photogram Leaves, 1836

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William Henry Fox talbot, "The Haystack", in The Pencil of Nature, 1844

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Images of 1912 fashion -

Left 1912 (April) Afternoon dress by Beer, Les Modes - photo by Talbot. From les-modes.tumblr.com/page/21 784X1920.

Center 1912 (June issue) Robe d'après-midi par Redfern from Les Modes. From Bibliothèque nationale de France via Wikimedia; fixed spots w Pshop 1453X2265.

Right 1912 (January) Tailored afternoon suit by Linker & Co., Les Modes - photo by Félix. From les-modes.tumblr.com/page/14 705X1920.

Left 1912 (August issue) Journal des Demoiselles print by A. Baeurlé (Rijksmuseum - Amsterdam, Netherlands). From their Web site 3277X4834.

Right 1912 Journal des Dames et des Modes. From tumblr.com/antiquebee/733887948520652800/journal-des-dames-et-des-modes-1912? 956X1705.

Left 1912 (September) Laferrière evening gown - photo by Félix, Les Modes. From les-modes.tumblr.com/page/10; fixed bigger spots w Pshop 1265X1920.

Right 1912 (September) Lelong evening gown, Les Modes - photo by Talbot. From les-modes.tumblr.com/page/10 1236X1920.

1912 (Winter) Jeanne Paquin evening gown (Helen Larson Historic Fashion Collection, FIDM Museum - Los Angeles, California, USA). From atkinreport.com/2015/07/21/television-academy-fetes-its-costume-design-emmy-nominees/ 1200X1600.

1912 (June) Vita Sackville-West at Ascot cropped 1396X1022

1912 (May) Dresses for the races by J. Dukes, photo by Reutlinger. From castaroundlesmodes.tumblr.com/post/68584847179/my-little-time-machine-dress-for-the-races-by?is_related_post=1 1280X1877.

Left 1912 Afternoon dress by Jeanne Hallée (Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, New York, USA). From their Web site 2568X2760.

Right 1912 (September issue) Robe d'après-midi par Redfern from Les Modes. From Bibliothèque nationale de France via Wikimedia; fixed bigger spots w Pshop & trimmed 1334X2118.

1912 Frieda Countess Logothetti née Baroness Zwiedinek of Südenhorst (1866-1945) by Karel Žádník (Slovácké Muzeum - Uherské Hradiště, Zlin Region Czech Republic). From Wikimedia 2784X3855.

Left 1912 Gustav Beer dress (National Gallery of Victoria - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia). From tumblr.com/lenkaastrelenkaa 1280X1855.

Right 1912 L'Adieu dans la nuit. Robe du soir de Paquin (pl.9, in La Gazette du Bon ton, 1912-1913 n°6) by André-Edouard Marty. From edition-originale.com/en/ 1680X2528.

1912 Ladies attending the Henley Regatta in wide-brim hats, a feathered boa and curved-heel shoes. From vogue.co.uk/gallery/style-file-1912?image=5d54889ce144470008e44627 1280X1920.

1912 Lady Cynthia Asquith by Bassano front and side 5112X3325.

1912 "Sorbet" by Paul Poiret (Victoria and Albert Museum). From omgthatdress.tumblr.com/page/2490.

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William Henry Fox Talbot "Sir Walter Scott's Monument, Edinburgh, as it Appeared WhenNearly Finished" 1844

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William Henry Fox Talbot, Dandelion Seeds

“how charming it would be if it were possible to cause these natural images to imprint themselves durably, and remain fixed upon the paper.” William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877) and the Invention of Photography - The Met

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The Bridge of Sighs, St John's College, Cambridge University. UK.

Almost 200 years old, the only College bridge built in the Victorian Gothic Style (by architect Henry Hutchinson)

Top two images - photographers unknown.

Third image - William Henry Fox Talbot, c. 1844. Courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

The last image includes Wren Bridge, photographer: Harold Jeffreys, 1916

W. H. Fox Talbot was an inventor and pioneer of photography

To read more about the bridge, go here

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The Fictions of Light by Russell Moreton Via Flickr: Mizmaze St Catherine's Hill. Re-Imagining the Immaterial and the Concrete Talbot once described the invention of photography as “a little bit of magic realised”. In 1845, in a similar vein, the Athenaeum, in its review of The Pencil of Nature, described it as “A wonderful illustration of modern necromancy” and wondered at the fact that “photography has already enabled us to hand down to future ages a picture of the sunshine of yesterday, or a memorial of the haze of to-day.” “impressed by the agency of light alone” blog.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/a-z-of-photography-willia... The Pencil of Nature by William. Henry Fox Talbot www.gutenberg.org/files/33447/33447-pdf.pdf

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William Henry Fox Talbot, Photogenic drawing of flower specimens, c.1839.

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William Henry Fox Talbot. Colchicum montanum, 1838-1842.