William Henry Fox Talbot (British, 1800-1877); The Ladder;
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William Henry Fox Talbot (British, 1800-1877)
The Ladder, 1840s
Calotype, numbered 'LA14' in an unidentified hand in ink on verso.
6 3/4 x 7 1/4in
Estimate:
US$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 2,000
€1,600 - 2,300

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    Offered at Sotheby's, New York, October 6, 1999, lot 22; Property from the Collection of Richard Lorenz, Oakland

    Literature:
    The Pencil of Nature, pl. XIV; Fox Talbot and the Invention of Photography, p. 86

Category: (Any Department) / Photographers

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