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The Artists

William Henry Fox Talbot1800 — 1877

The inventor of photography in Britain

Bust of Patroclus, 1843

The inventor of photography in Britain

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Buckler Fern

Buckler Fern

1839
The Oriel Window, South Gallery, Lacock Abbey

The Oriel Window, South Gallery, Lacock Abbey

1835-1839
The Bertoloni Album

The Bertoloni Album

1839
Detail of the Cloisters at Lacock Abbey

Detail of the Cloisters at Lacock Abbey

1840
Bust of Patroclus

Bust of Patroclus

1843

The plates of the present work are impressed by the agency of Light alone, without any aid from the artist's pencil.

Brief Historical Sketch of the Invention of the Art

1846
1701
Drama, movement and a search for the exotic
Eugène Delacroix
Bigger is better
Théodore Géricault William Henry Fox Talbot
Daughter of a master brings a new perspective to Edo Japan
Katsushika Ōi
Five kids, a farm, and dizzying allegory
Thomas Cole 1900

The artists of Early Photography

Nicéphore NiépcePortrait of Nicéphore Niépce

Nicéphore Niépce

The inventor of Photography

1765-1833
Hippolyte BayardPortrait of Hippolyte Bayard

Hippolyte Bayard

The second person to invent photography

1801-1887
Louis Jacques Mandé DaguerrePortrait of Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre

Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre

Visionary promoter of photography

1787-1851
William Henry Fox TalbotPortrait of William Henry Fox Talbot

William Henry Fox Talbot

The inventor of photography in Britain

1800-1877
Robert CorneliusPortrait of Robert Cornelius

Robert Cornelius

The inventor of the selfie

1809-1893
Gertrude KäsebierPortrait of Gertrude Käsebier

Gertrude Käsebier

Elevating photography to emotional portraiture

1852-1934
Eadweard MuybridgePortrait of Eadweard Muybridge

Eadweard Muybridge

A brilliant murderer studies motion

1830-1904
Félix NadarPortrait of Félix Nadar

Félix Nadar

Photographer, caricaturist, novelist — and balloonist?

1820-1910