William Henry Fox Talbot The Pencil of Nature London:1844 Photo A18

            This view from the Hotel de Douvres in Paris was taken by Fox Talbot in May 1843. The photograph is a salted paper print, made by the calotype process which was patented by Fox Talbot on 8 February 1841. The Pencil of Nature describes Fox Talbot's experiments in photography and was the first book with photographs to be published commercially. It contains twenty-four plates and was published serially in six parts between 29 June 1844 and 23 April 1846. Each plate is stamped on the back 'Patent Talbotypes or Sun Pictures'. Subjects range from still lifes of books and pineapples to the famous studies of a haystack and a barn at Laycock Abbey. The prints achieved good definition and a pleasant warm brown colour but they faded easily. The work is vital in understanding the emergence of the new art of photography.
   

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