William Henry Fox Talbot
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personBritish, 1800–1877
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Selected Works191

Museum Acquisitions

Cleveland Museum of Art
Algae
Algae, 1840
Acquired 2021
Salted paper photographic drawing
Cleveland Museum of Art
Sir Walter Scott's Monument, Edinburgh
Sir Walter Scott's Monument, Edinburgh, 1844
Acquired 2021
salted paper print from calotype negative
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Summit of the Tower of Lacock Abbey, Taken from the Roof of the Building
Summit of the Tower of Lacock Abbey, Taken from the Roof of the Building, 1840
Acquired 2015
Salted paper print from paper negative
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Bust of Patroclus
Bust of Patroclus, 1843
Acquired 2015
Salted paper print from paper negative
Art Institute of Chicago
Articles of China
Articles of China, 1843
Acquired 2015
Salted paper print
LACMA
The Open Door
The Open Door, 1844
Acquired 2008
Salt print
LACMA
Articles of China
Articles of China, 1844
Acquired 2008
Salt print
LACMA
Architectural Study (Old Schools Hall, Oxford)
Architectural Study (Old Schools Hall, Oxford), 1843
Acquired 2008
Salt print
LACMA
The Ladder
The Ladder, 1843
Acquired 2008
Salt print
LACMA
Oxford, High Street
Oxford, High Street, 1839
Acquired 2008
Salt print
MoMA
A Scene in York
A Scene in York, 1845
Acquired 2008
Salted paper print
MoMA
The Open Door
The Open Door, 1844
Acquired 2008
Salted paper print
MoMA
Articles of Glass
Articles of Glass, 1844
Acquired 2008
Salted paper print
Lowe Art Museum
Untitled
Untitled, 1844
Acquired 2007
photogravure
MoMA
One of the Towers of Orleans Cathedral, as Seen from the Opposite Tower
One of the Towers of Orleans Cathedral, as Seen from the Opposite Tower, 1843
Acquired 2007
Salted paper print from a calotype
SFMOMA
Bridge of Sighs, St. John's College, Cambridge
Bridge of Sighs, St. John's College, Cambridge, 1845
Acquired 2006
salted paper print
Cleveland Museum of Art
Winter Trees Reflected in a Pond
Winter Trees Reflected in a Pond, 1841
Acquired 2006
salted paper print from calotype negative
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Winter Trees, Reflected in a Pond
Winter Trees, Reflected in a Pond, 1842
Acquired 2004
Salted paper print from paper negative
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
An Aged Red Cedar in the Grounds of Mount Edgcumbe
An Aged Red Cedar in the Grounds of Mount Edgcumbe, 1843
Acquired 2004
Salted paper print from paper negative
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
A Scene in York: Yorkminster seen through Lap Lane & Little Blake Street
A Scene in York: Yorkminster seen through Lap Lane & Little Blake Street, 1844
Acquired 2004
Salted paper print fom paper negative
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Bridge of Sighs, St. John's College, Cambridge
The Bridge of Sighs, St. John's College, Cambridge, 1845
Acquired 2004
Salted paper print from paper negative
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Articles of Glass
Articles of Glass, 1844
Acquired 2004
Salted paper print from paper negative
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Nelson's Column under Construction, Trafalgar Square, London
Nelson's Column under Construction, Trafalgar Square, London, 1844
Acquired 2004
Salted paper print from paper negative
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Bush of Hydrangea in Flower
Bush of Hydrangea in Flower, 1843
Acquired 2004
Salted paper print from paper negative
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Bridge of Orleans
The Bridge of Orleans, 1843
Acquired 2004
Salted paper print from paper negative

Previous Sales

Swann Auction Galleries
Edinburgh. 1844
Edinburgh. 1844
Sold
Dec 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
The Three Graces. Circa 1846
The Three Graces. Circa 1846
Sold
Oct 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
York Minster Cathedral from Lob Lane
York Minster Cathedral from Lob Lane
$3,250
May 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
in Dryburgh Abbey
in Dryburgh Abbey
$5,250
Feb 2024
Sotheby's
William Henry Fox Talbot’s Gifts to his Sister: Horatia Gaisford’s Collection of Photographs and Ephemera
William Henry Fox Talbot’s Gifts to his Sister: Horatia Gaisford’s Collection of Photographs and Ephemera
$1,600,000
Apr 2021
Christie's
Articles of China, 1844
Articles of China, 1844
$37,500
Feb 2016
Christie's
Scented Geranium Leaf with superimposed gauze/crape pattern; Fern; Stem of grass, 1852-57
Scented Geranium Leaf with superimposed gauze/crape pattern; Fern; Stem of grass, 1852-57
£9,600 ($13k USD)
May 2005
Christie's
Torn & Folded Scrap of Crape, 1852-57
Torn & Folded Scrap of Crape, 1852-57
£8,400 ($11k USD)
May 2005
Christie's
Studies of foliage, 1852-57
Studies of foliage, 1852-57
£4,800 ($6k USD)
May 2005
Christie's
Graminée du midi de la France -- Three Stems of Grasses, 1852-57
Graminée du midi de la France -- Three Stems of Grasses, 1852-57
£2,640 ($3k USD)
May 2005
Christie's
The Open Door, Plate VI from The Pencil of Nature
The Open Door, Plate VI from The Pencil of Nature
£2,031 ($3k USD)
May 2002
Christie's
Tom Tower, Oxford; The Martyr's Monument, Oxford
Tom Tower, Oxford; The Martyr's Monument, Oxford
£1,792 ($2k USD)
May 2002
Christie's
The Woodcutters - Nicole & Pullen Sawing & Cleaving
The Woodcutters - Nicole & Pullen Sawing & Cleaving
£836 ($1k USD)
May 2002
Christie's
York Minster
York Minster
$25,850
Apr 2000
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Algae
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.69 · Salted paper photographic drawing
Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg
Sir Walter Scott's Monument, Edinburgh
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.70 · salted paper print from calotype negative
Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg
Rue Basse des Remparts, Paris
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 2016 · Accession 531.2016 · Salted paper print
Gift of Robert B. Menschel
Summit of the Tower of Lacock Abbey, Taken from the Roof of the Building
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.91 · Salted paper print from paper negative
Gift of Hans P. Kraus, Jr. and Mariana Cook in honor of Anne Wilkes Tucker
Bust of Patroclus
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.619 · Salted paper print from paper negative
Gift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Articles of China
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession 2015.74 · Salted paper print
The Mary and Leigh Block Endowment Fund
Nicolaas Henneman Showing an Album to Charles Porter
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.159.63 · Salted paper print from paper negative
Bequest of Maurice B. Sendak, 2012
Windsor Castle
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.159.62 · Salted paper print from paper negative
Bequest of Maurice B. Sendak, 2012
Nicolaas Henneman in the Cloisters at Lacock Abbey
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.159.61 · Salted paper print from paper negative
Bequest of Maurice B. Sendak, 2012
Nicolaas Henneman in Profile
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.159.60 · Salted paper print from paper negative
Bequest of Maurice B. Sendak, 2012
Statuette of the Three Graces
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.159.59 · Salted paper print from paper negative
Bequest of Maurice B. Sendak, 2012
A Bush of Hydrangea in Flower
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.159.58 · Salted paper print from paper negative
Bequest of Maurice B. Sendak, 2012
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Monograph 1

William Henry Fox Talbot
Yale University Press · 2013
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death
William Henry Fox Talbot dies
Jan 1, 1877
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birth
William Henry Fox Talbot born
Jan 1, 1800