Artist
William Henry Fox Talbot (British, 1800–1877)British, 1800–1877
CultureBritish
Titles
- Bust of Patroclus
DateAugust 9, 1843
MediumSalted paper print from paper negative
DimensionsImage: 5 3/4 × 5 5/8 in. (14.6 × 14.2 cm)
Sheet: 5 3/4 × 5 5/8 in. (14.6 × 14.3 cm)
Mount: 12 1/4 × 9 3/4 in. (31.1 × 24.8 cm)
Sheet: 5 3/4 × 5 5/8 in. (14.6 × 14.3 cm)
Mount: 12 1/4 × 9 3/4 in. (31.1 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Object number2015.619
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Daniel Wolf Gallery, New York]; [Cronin Gallery, Houston]; purchased by Michael Marvins and Michele Marvins, Houston, 1970s; given to MFAH, 2015.
Exhibition History“A Photographer’s Collection: Gifts from Michael and Michele Marvins,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 4–July 5, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso of mount lower right in ink: LA17; bottom right corner in pencil: ICP 506
printed bottom right corner on the image: [illegible] 1843
Catalogue raisonnéSC3664
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William Henry Fox Talbot
August 9, 1842
Salted paper print from paper negative
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William Henry Fox Talbot
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Salted paper print from paper negative
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William Henry Fox Talbot
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Salted paper print from paper negative
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Salted paper print from paper negative
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William Henry Fox Talbot
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Salted paper print from paper negative
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William Henry Fox Talbot
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Salted paper print from paper negative
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William Henry Fox Talbot
c. 1843, printed 1995
Salted paper print from paper negative, printed Michael and Barbara Gray
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William Henry Fox Talbot
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Salted paper print from paper negative
2004.692