Art Institute of Chicago
The Process of Talbotype (formerly called Calotype) Photogenic Drawing
William Henry Fox Talbot
- Date
- Communicated to the Royal Society, June 10, 1841
- Medium
- Four pages of unbound text (approximately 2500 words), printed by J. & H. Cox Brothers
- Culture
- England
- Department
- Photography and Media
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- AAT300046300
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