William Henry Fox Talbot

Description

(British, 1800-1877)

Seated Figure in the Cloisters, Lacock Abbey, image 1843-1844, printed by the Royal Photographic Society, London, England, for the Sunday Times Historic Print Edition in 1989 (label verso), calotype printed from a second negative created from the original negative as a edition of approximately 100, according to label, this is no. 10, sheet 8 x 10 in., image 6-1/2 x 8 in.; dark wood frame, 11-3/4 x 14-3/4 in.

Provenance: Collection of Michael L. Carlebach

Condition

clean surface with no visible anomalies
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Photo | Native American | Emporium | April 23

Apr 23, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

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