William Henry Fox Talbot
XIV. The Ladder.

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Artist William Henry Fox Talbot (British, 1800–1877)British, 1800–1877

CultureBritish

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XIV. The Ladder.
from the book The Pencil of Nature

DateApril 1844

Place depictedLacock, England

MediumSalted paper print from paper negative

DimensionsImage: 6 5/8 × 7 1/16 in. (16.8 × 17.9 cm)
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 7 1/16 in. (16.8 × 17.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number2020.346.7

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 208

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ProvenanceParts 1, 3, and 4 given by Lady Elizabeth Fielding (mother of William Henry Fox Talbot) to Rev. Jermyn Pratt, of Ryston Hall, Downham, Norfolk, England; by descent to his son, Edward Roger Murray Pratt (1847-1921); with Francis Edwards, London, 1966 (his catalogue 895); George Rinhart, Patterson, North Carolina; purchased by Miller-Plummer Collection of Photography [Harvey S. Shipley Miller and J. Randall Plummer, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania]; [sold at Christies, NY, October 8, 2009, lot 552]; [purchased by Hans P. Kraus Jr. Fine Photographs, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.

Catalogue raisonnéSchaaf census, no. 51. Individual plates [in order] are Schaaf nos. 1461, 128, 68, 69, 190, 1574, 2771, 74, 312, 3664, 913.

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