
Title
Portrait of British physicist William Henry Fox Talbot
Caption
Portrait of British physicist William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877). He invented the calotype, which for the first time used photographic negatives and was a great improvement on the earlier daguerrotype. He also introduced photographic prints on paper treated with silver chloride.
Credit line
Photo12
Reference
INV02016_066
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
7,3Mb (1,1Mb) / 4,8in x 5,9in / 1427 x 1780 (300dpi)