Tower at Lacock by William Henry Fox Talbot

Tower at Lacock 1837

print, paper, photography

photo of handprinted image

toned paper

16_19th-century

water colours

print

possibly oil pastel

paper

photography

chalky texture

england

underpainting

pastel chalk drawing

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

watercolor

"Tower at Lacock" is a pioneering example of photography by William Henry Fox Talbot, created in 1837. This calotype, a photographic process he invented, depicts a tower at Lacock Abbey in England. The image exhibits a characteristically soft focus and a muted tonal range, typical of early photographic techniques. Talbot's work revolutionized image capture, paving the way for modern photography. The image's delicate detail and historic significance make it a remarkable artifact of the nascent photographic era.