William Henry Fox Talbot

Photographer · 1800–1877

206 works on LinkedCulture

In 1833, after failed attempts at drawing using the camera lucida, an optical tool, William Henry Fox Talbot wrote: "[H]ow charming it would be if it were possible to cause these natural images to imprint themselves durably, and remain fixed upon the paper!" Talbot, a scientist, mathematician, and author, is credited with being one of the inventors of photography. In mid-1834 he began to experimen

Works

Abbotsford

Abbotsford

Getty Museum · October 24, 1844

Abbotsford

Abbotsford

Getty Museum · October 1844

A Fragment of Lace.

A Fragment of Lace.

Getty Museum · about 1840

A Fragment of Lace with Three Sprigs of Moss.

A Fragment of Lace with Three Sprigs of Moss.

Getty Museum · 1839

A Fruit Piece

A Fruit Piece

Getty Museum · 1844

[A Group Poses in Front of a Backdrop]

[A Group Poses in Front of a Backdrop]

Getty Museum · probably 1841–1843

[All Soul's Church] / [London, Upper Regent Street and All Souls Church, Langham Place]

[All Soul's Church] / [London, Upper Regent Street and All Souls Church, Langham Place]

Getty Museum · 1843

A Man Standing in a Doorway at Lacock Abbey

A Man Standing in a Doorway at Lacock Abbey

Getty Museum · 1841 or later

[Amelina's Harp in the Library, Lacock Abbey]

[Amelina's Harp in the Library, Lacock Abbey]

Getty Museum · October 16, 1840

A Mountain Rivulet which flows at the foot of Doune Castle

A Mountain Rivulet which flows at the foot of Doune Castle

Getty Museum · October 1844

A Mountain Rivulet which flows at the foot of Doune Castle

A Mountain Rivulet which flows at the foot of Doune Castle

Getty Museum · October 1844

[An Oak Tree in Winter]

[An Oak Tree in Winter]

Getty Museum · probably 1842–1843

[Arrangement of Six Leaves (Sunlight Test of Fixing)]

[Arrangement of Six Leaves (Sunlight Test of Fixing)]

Getty Museum · May 3, 1840

Articles of China

Articles of China

Getty Museum · 1844

Articles of China

Articles of China

Getty Museum · before June 1844

Articles of China

Articles of China

Getty Museum · 1844

Articles of Glass

Articles of Glass

Getty Museum · 1844

Articles of Glass

Articles of Glass

Getty Museum · before June 1844

Articles of Glass

Articles of Glass

Getty Museum · 1844

[Articles of Glass on Three Shelves]

[Articles of Glass on Three Shelves]

Getty Museum · before June 1844

A Scene in a Library

A Scene in a Library

Getty Museum · 1844

A Scene in a Library

A Scene in a Library

Getty Museum · before January 1845

A Scene in a Library

A Scene in a Library

Getty Museum · 1844

Asplenium Halleri, Grande Chartreuse 1821 - Cardamine Pratensis.

Asplenium Halleri, Grande Chartreuse 1821 - Cardamine Pratensis.

Getty Museum · April 1839

[A Stem of Delicate Leaves of an Umbrellifer]

[A Stem of Delicate Leaves of an Umbrellifer]

Getty Museum · probably 1843–1846

[Boating Scene]

[Boating Scene]

Getty Museum · possibly May 30, 1858

[Botanical Specimen]

[Botanical Specimen]

Getty Museum · 1840

[Boulevards of Paris]

[Boulevards of Paris]

Getty Museum · May 1843

Bowood.

Bowood.

Getty Museum · April 25, 1840

Bowood.

Bowood.

Getty Museum · April 14, 1840

[Breakfast Table]

[Breakfast Table]

Getty Museum · 1839

[Breakfast Table]

[Breakfast Table]

Getty Museum · 1839

Bust of Patroclus

Bust of Patroclus

Getty Museum · negative August 9, 1843

Bust of Patroclus

Bust of Patroclus

Getty Museum · August 9, 1843

Bust of Patroclus

Bust of Patroclus

Getty Museum · negative August 9, 1843

Bust of Patroclus

Bust of Patroclus

Getty Museum · August 9, 1842

Bust of Patroclus

Bust of Patroclus

Getty Museum · before February 7, 1846

Bust of Patroclus

Bust of Patroclus

Getty Museum · negative August 9, 1842

Bust of Patroclus.

Bust of Patroclus.

Getty Museum · September 22, 1841

Bust of Patroclus.

Bust of Patroclus.

Getty Museum · before February 7, 1846

[Bust of Venus]

[Bust of Venus]

Getty Museum · November 26, 1840

[Bust of Venus]

[Bust of Venus]

Getty Museum · 1839

Carclew House, near Truro, Cornwall.

Carclew House, near Truro, Cornwall.

Getty Museum · August 1841

[Carriages in Front of Parisian Townhouses]

[Carriages in Front of Parisian Townhouses]

Getty Museum · about 1843

[Cart and Woodshed]

[Cart and Woodshed]

Getty Museum · January 5, 1841

["Cloisters, an ivy bush, 3' bright"] / [Detail of the Cloisters at Lacock Abbey]

["Cloisters, an ivy bush, 3' bright"] / [Detail of the Cloisters at Lacock Abbey]

Getty Museum · October 8, 1840

Cloisters of Lacock Abbey

Cloisters of Lacock Abbey

Getty Museum · 1844

Cloisters of Lacock Abbey

Cloisters of Lacock Abbey

Getty Museum · 1844

Cloisters of Lacock Abbey

Cloisters of Lacock Abbey

Getty Museum · 1844

[Cologne Cathedral]

[Cologne Cathedral]

Getty Museum · November 23, 1860

Copy of a Lithographic Print

Copy of a Lithographic Print

Getty Museum · before May 1844

Copy of a Lithographic Print

Copy of a Lithographic Print

Getty Museum · before May 1844

Copy of a Lithographic Print

Copy of a Lithographic Print

Getty Museum · 1844

[Copy of an engraving]

[Copy of an engraving]

Getty Museum · 1839

[Copy of an engraving]

[Copy of an engraving]

Getty Museum · 1839

[Copy of a Pen and Ink Drawing]

[Copy of a Pen and Ink Drawing]

Getty Museum · 1839

[Copy of a Swainson Lithographic Print of a Collared Crabeater]

[Copy of a Swainson Lithographic Print of a Collared Crabeater]

Getty Museum · probably 1843

[Diminished Copy of an Engraving of a "Moorish" Church]

[Diminished Copy of an Engraving of a "Moorish" Church]

Getty Museum · 1845–1846

[Diogenes without Sun, 17' Exposure]

[Diogenes without Sun, 17' Exposure]

Getty Museum · October 6, 1840

Effigy of Sir W. Scott's favourite dog Maida, by the side of the hall door at Abbotsford

Effigy of Sir W. Scott's favourite dog Maida, by the side of the hall door at Abbotsford

Getty Museum · October 24, 1844

Effigy of Sir W. Scott's favourite dog Maida, by the side of the hall door at Abbotsford

Effigy of Sir W. Scott's favourite dog Maida, by the side of the hall door at Abbotsford

Getty Museum · October 24, 1844

Eight Test Patches

Eight Test Patches

Getty Museum · 1860s

Entrance Gate, Abbotsford

Entrance Gate, Abbotsford

Getty Museum · October 24, 1844

Entrance Gate, Abbotsford

Entrance Gate, Abbotsford

Getty Museum · October 24, 1844

[Erica Mutabilis]

[Erica Mutabilis]

Getty Museum · March 1839

Fac-simile of an Old Printed Page

Fac-simile of an Old Printed Page

Getty Museum · negative 1839 or later; print before June 1844

Fac-simile of an Old Printed Page

Fac-simile of an Old Printed Page

Getty Museum · 1844

Fac-smilie of an Old Printed Page

Fac-smilie of an Old Printed Page

Getty Museum · 1844

[Fern]

[Fern]

Getty Museum · 1840

Four Test Patches

Four Test Patches

Getty Museum · 1860s

[Fronded Leaf]

[Fronded Leaf]

Getty Museum · 1840

Gate of Christchurch

Gate of Christchurch

Getty Museum · before September 1844

Gate of Christchurch

Gate of Christchurch

Getty Museum · 1844

Gate of Christchurch

Gate of Christchurch

Getty Museum · 1844

Hagar in the Desert

Hagar in the Desert

Getty Museum · 1844

Hall Door, Abbotsford

Hall Door, Abbotsford

Getty Museum · October 24, 1844

Hall Door, Abbotsford

Hall Door, Abbotsford

Getty Museum · October 24, 1844

Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh

Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh

Getty Museum · October 1844

Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh

Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh

Getty Museum · October 1844

Highland Hut on the banks of Loch Katrine

Highland Hut on the banks of Loch Katrine

Getty Museum · October 1844

Highland Hut on the banks of Loch Katrine

Highland Hut on the banks of Loch Katrine

Getty Museum · October 1844

[Hornbeam Leaf]

[Hornbeam Leaf]

Getty Museum · 1840

(Lace)

(Lace)

Getty Museum · 1841–1846

[Lace]

[Lace]

Getty Museum · 1839

Lace

Lace

Getty Museum · 1844

Lace

Lace

Getty Museum · about 1844

[Lace and Botanical Specimen]

[Lace and Botanical Specimen]

Getty Museum · 1839

[Lace - A Test of Sunlight Exposure]

[Lace - A Test of Sunlight Exposure]

Getty Museum · before December 1839

[Lace, Made Within the Circle of Talbot - Most Likely by Calvert R. Jones]]

[Lace, Made Within the Circle of Talbot - Most Likely by Calvert R. Jones]]

Getty Museum · probably 1843–1846

[Lacock Abbey]

[Lacock Abbey]

Getty Museum · 1835–1839

[Lacock Abbey]

[Lacock Abbey]

Getty Museum · 1839

[Lacock Abbey at Wiltshire].

[Lacock Abbey at Wiltshire].

Getty Museum · 1844

Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire

Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire

Getty Museum · 1844

Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire

Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire

Getty Museum · 1844

Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire

Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire

Getty Museum · 1844

[Lacock Abbey Roofline]

[Lacock Abbey Roofline]

Getty Museum · about 1835

[Lacock Abbey Roofline]

[Lacock Abbey Roofline]

Getty Museum · 1839

Lacock Abbey Self-Represented in the Camera Obscura.

Lacock Abbey Self-Represented in the Camera Obscura.

Getty Museum · May 1839

Lacock Abbey, the West Front.

Lacock Abbey, the West Front.

Getty Museum · before June 1840

[Lady Elisabeth Feilding on Chinz Chair]

[Lady Elisabeth Feilding on Chinz Chair]

Getty Museum · April 20, 1842

Lady Elizabeth Fielding

Lady Elizabeth Fielding

Getty Museum · August 21, 1841

Leaf of a Plant

Leaf of a Plant

Getty Museum · before February 14, 1844

Leaf of a Plant

Leaf of a Plant

Getty Museum · 1844

Leaf of a Plant

Leaf of a Plant

Getty Museum · before February 14, 1844

[Leaves of a Plant]

[Leaves of a Plant]

Getty Museum · 1842

Leaves of Orchidea

Leaves of Orchidea

Getty Museum · April 1839

[Linen]

[Linen]

Getty Museum · about 1835

Loch Katrine

Loch Katrine

Getty Museum · October 1844

Loch Katrine

Loch Katrine

Getty Museum · October 1844

Loch Katrine

Loch Katrine

Getty Museum · October 1844

Loch Katrine

Loch Katrine

Getty Museum · October 1844

Loch Katrine

Loch Katrine

Getty Museum · October 1844

Loch Katrine

Loch Katrine

Getty Museum · October 1844

[Magdalen Bridge and College, Oxford]

[Magdalen Bridge and College, Oxford]

Getty Museum · July 28, 1842

[Maltese Vase]

[Maltese Vase]

Getty Museum · 1840

Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey

Getty Museum · October 1844

Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey

Getty Museum · October 1844

Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey

Getty Museum · October 1844

Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey

Getty Museum · October 1844

Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey

Getty Museum · October 1844

Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey

Getty Museum · October 1844

Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey

Getty Museum · October 1844

Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey

Getty Museum · October 1844

Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey

Getty Museum · October 1844

Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey

Getty Museum · October 1844

Melrose Abbey

Melrose Abbey

Getty Museum · October 1844

Melrose Abbey.

Melrose Abbey.

Getty Museum · October 1844

[Oxford, Opposite the Angel Inn]

[Oxford, Opposite the Angel Inn]

Getty Museum · probably 1840–1841

Part of Queen's College, Oxford

Part of Queen's College, Oxford

Getty Museum · 1844

Part of Queen's College, Oxford

Part of Queen's College, Oxford

Getty Museum · before June 1844

Part of Queen's College, Oxford

Part of Queen's College, Oxford

Getty Museum · 1844

[Portrait of a man]

[Portrait of a man]

Getty Museum · 1842

Queen's College, Oxford, Entrance Gateway

Queen's College, Oxford, Entrance Gateway

Getty Museum · before April 9, 1843

Queen's College, Oxford, Entrance Gateway

Queen's College, Oxford, Entrance Gateway

Getty Museum · before April 9, 1843

Queen's College, Oxford, Entrance Gateway

Queen's College, Oxford, Entrance Gateway

Getty Museum · about April 9, 1843

[Roofline of Margam Castle, the Home of C.R.M. Talbot]

[Roofline of Margam Castle, the Home of C.R.M. Talbot]

Getty Museum · December 1839 ?

Scenery of Loch Katrine

Scenery of Loch Katrine

Getty Museum · October 1844

Scenery of Loch Katrine

Scenery of Loch Katrine

Getty Museum · October 1844

Scenery of Loch Katrine

Scenery of Loch Katrine

Getty Museum · October 1844

Scenery of Loch Katrine

Scenery of Loch Katrine

Getty Museum · October 1844

Scenery of Loch Katrine

Scenery of Loch Katrine

Getty Museum · October 1844

Scenery of Loch Katrine

Scenery of Loch Katrine

Getty Museum · October 1844

Section of the South Front of Lacock Abbey.

Section of the South Front of Lacock Abbey.

Getty Museum · about 1840

[Sharington's Tower at Lacock Abbey]

[Sharington's Tower at Lacock Abbey]

Getty Museum · probably 1840

[Sharington's Tower, Lacock Abbey]

[Sharington's Tower, Lacock Abbey]

Getty Museum · 1839

[Sharington's Tower, Lacock Abbey] / [Tower from Urn]

[Sharington's Tower, Lacock Abbey] / [Tower from Urn]

Getty Museum · 1839

Sir Walter Scott's Monument, Edinburgh; as it appeared when nearly finished, in October 1844

Sir Walter Scott's Monument, Edinburgh; as it appeared when nearly finished, in October 1844

Getty Museum · October 1844

Sir Walter Scott's Monument, Edinburgh; as it appeared when nearly finished, in October 1844.

Sir Walter Scott's Monument, Edinburgh; as it appeared when nearly finished, in October 1844.

Getty Museum · October 1844

[Southeast Corner of the North Courtyard, Lacock Abbey]

[Southeast Corner of the North Courtyard, Lacock Abbey]

Getty Museum · April 1844

[Statuette of "The Rape of the Sabines" (Brewster's copy of a Talbot print)]

[Statuette of "The Rape of the Sabines" (Brewster's copy of a Talbot print)]

Getty Museum · probably 1841–1843

Sun Pictures in Scotland, by H. Fox Talbot.

Sun Pictures in Scotland, by H. Fox Talbot.

Getty Museum · 1845

Sun Pictures in Scotland, by H. Fox Talbot.

Sun Pictures in Scotland, by H. Fox Talbot.

Getty Museum · 1845

Suspension Bridge, Rouen.

Suspension Bridge, Rouen.

Getty Museum · May 1843

The Art-Union, Monthly Journal of Fine Arts, Decorative, Ornamental [Vol. 8]

The Art-Union, Monthly Journal of Fine Arts, Decorative, Ornamental [Vol. 8]

Getty Museum · June 1846

The Art-Union, Monthly Journal of the Fine Arts and the Arts, Decorative, ornamental. [Vol. 8]

The Art-Union, Monthly Journal of the Fine Arts and the Arts, Decorative, ornamental. [Vol. 8]

Getty Museum · 1846

The Art-Union, Monthly Journal of the Fine Arts and the Arts, Decorative, Ornamental. [Vol. 8]

The Art-Union, Monthly Journal of the Fine Arts and the Arts, Decorative, Ornamental. [Vol. 8]

Getty Museum · 1846

The Bridge of Orleans

The Bridge of Orleans

Getty Museum · June 14, 1843

The Bridge of Orleans

The Bridge of Orleans

Getty Museum · June 14, 1843

The Bridge of Orleans

The Bridge of Orleans

Getty Museum · June 14, 1843

The Bust of Patroclus.

The Bust of Patroclus.

Getty Museum · August 9, 1843

The Castle of Doune

The Castle of Doune

Getty Museum · October 1844

The Castle of Doune

The Castle of Doune

Getty Museum · October 1844

The Harbour at Rouen.

The Harbour at Rouen.

Getty Museum · May 1843

The Haystack

The Haystack

Getty Museum · negative April 1844; print 1845 ?

The Haystack

The Haystack

Getty Museum · negative April 1844; print about 1845

The Haystack

The Haystack

Getty Museum · negative April 1844; print 1845

[The Head of Christ from a Painting on Glass]

[The Head of Christ from a Painting on Glass]

Getty Museum · 1839

[The Head of Christ from a Painting on Glass]

[The Head of Christ from a Painting on Glass]

Getty Museum · July 23, 1839

[The Head of Christ from a Painting on Glass]

[The Head of Christ from a Painting on Glass]

Getty Museum · 1839

[The Head of Christ from a Painting on Glass]

[The Head of Christ from a Painting on Glass]

Getty Museum · July 30, 1839

[The Head of Christ from a Painting on Glass]

[The Head of Christ from a Painting on Glass]

Getty Museum · 1839

The Holy Family with Three Cherubim.

The Holy Family with Three Cherubim.

Getty Museum · 1840s

The Hotel Canterbury, Paris.

The Hotel Canterbury, Paris.

Getty Museum · May 1843

The Ladder

The Ladder

Getty Museum · April 1, 1844

The Ladder

The Ladder

Getty Museum · April 1844

The Ladder

The Ladder

Getty Museum · April 1, 1844

The Martyr's Monument

The Martyr's Monument

Getty Museum · September 7, 1843

The Martyrs' Monument

The Martyrs' Monument

Getty Museum · 1844

The Martyrs' Monument

The Martyrs' Monument

Getty Museum · 1844

[The Milliner's Window]

[The Milliner's Window]

Getty Museum · before January 1844

The Open Door

The Open Door

Getty Museum · April 1, 1844

The Open Door

The Open Door

Getty Museum · April 1844

The Open Door

The Open Door

Getty Museum · late April 1844

The Open Door

The Open Door

Getty Museum · April 1844

The Pencil of Nature, by H. Fox Talbot.

The Pencil of Nature, by H. Fox Talbot.

Getty Museum · 1844

The Pencil of Nature, By H. Fox Talbot.

The Pencil of Nature, By H. Fox Talbot.

Getty Museum · 1844

The Porch in the Front Quad of Oriel College, Oxford.

The Porch in the Front Quad of Oriel College, Oxford.

Getty Museum · 1841–1842

The same seen from the other side [Doune Castle]

The same seen from the other side [Doune Castle]

Getty Museum · October 1844

The same seen from the other side [The Castle of Doune]

The same seen from the other side [The Castle of Doune]

Getty Museum · October 1844

The South Front of Lacock Abbey with Sharington's Tower.

The South Front of Lacock Abbey with Sharington's Tower.

Getty Museum · August 16, 1841

The Tomb of Sir W. Scott, in Dryburgh Abbey

The Tomb of Sir W. Scott, in Dryburgh Abbey

Getty Museum · October 1844

The Tomb of Sir W. Scott, in Dryburgh Abbey

The Tomb of Sir W. Scott, in Dryburgh Abbey

Getty Museum · October 1844

The Tower of Lacock Abbey

The Tower of Lacock Abbey

Getty Museum · 1844

[The woodcutters]

[The woodcutters]

Getty Museum · 1843

The Woodcutters

The Woodcutters

Getty Museum · probably 1845

[Three Pieces of Dresden China on a Round Table]

[Three Pieces of Dresden China on a Round Table]

Getty Museum · July 1842

Three Sheets of Gauze, Crossed Obliquely

Three Sheets of Gauze, Crossed Obliquely

Getty Museum · about 1852–1857

[Two Hawthorn Leaves and a Fig Leaf]]

[Two Hawthorn Leaves and a Fig Leaf]]

Getty Museum · 1839

"Veil": Engine Ruled Lines, Crossed at Right Angles (2004.88.2)

"Veil": Engine Ruled Lines, Crossed at Right Angles (2004.88.2)

Getty Museum · possibly July 29, 1859

View of the Boulevards at Paris

View of the Boulevards at Paris

Getty Museum · May 1843

View of the Boulevards at Paris

View of the Boulevards at Paris

Getty Museum · May 1843

View of the Boulevards at Paris

View of the Boulevards at Paris

Getty Museum · May 1843

[Wall in Melon Ground, Lacock Abbey]

[Wall in Melon Ground, Lacock Abbey]

Getty Museum · May 2, 1840

[Wall in Melon Ground, Lacock Abbey]

[Wall in Melon Ground, Lacock Abbey]

Getty Museum · May 2, 1840

[Woodshed at Lacock Abbey]

[Woodshed at Lacock Abbey]

Getty Museum · 1840

Workman at Lacock.

Workman at Lacock.

Getty Museum · April 9, 1842