A Strip of Lace, with Selvage, 1852-57

Details

WILLIAM HENRY FOX TALBOT
A Strip of Lace, with Selvage, 1852-57
photographic engraving
signed by Robert Murray in ink in margin
plate: 4¾ x 7 5/8in. (12 x 19.3cm.); paper: 6 5/8 x 10 1/8in. (17 x 25.7cm.)

Provenance

As lot 13.

Literature

For a detailed account of Talbot's photographic engravings, see: L.J. Schaaf, Sun Pictures, Catalogue 12, New York, 2003.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Harking back to the subjects of his earliest photogenic drawings, Talbot once again turned to lace and other scraps of cloth to demonstrate the accuracy with which fine details were reproduced, this time by his photographic engraving process.

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