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The Pencil of Nature

Description

'The Pencil of Nature', original unbound book, containing 24 plates (1 missing) and 13 duplicate images, by William Henry Fox Talbot, published in six instalments by Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans of London, 1844 - 1846

Museum reference

T.1937.92

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Book

Production information

Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800 - 1877, Author
Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Wiltshire, England, Northern Europe
Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, Publisher
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

1842 - 1844

Materials

Paper

Associations

Previous owner: Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800 - 1877

Exhibitions

  • Photography: A Victorian Sensation (19 Jun 2015 - 22 Nov 2015)
    National Museum of Scotland

References

Schaaf, Larry (1989) p.83 of the Introduction volume for reference to NMS Copy. 'The Pencil of Nature' Facsimilie Edition New York: Hans P. Kraus, Jr., 1989 (NMSLib: 681.55 FoxTalbot)

Links to other web pages

The Correspondence of William Henry Fox Talbot

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