A Strip of Lace, with Selvage, 1852-57

细节

WILLIAM HENRY FOX TALBOT
A Strip of Lace, with Selvage, 1852-57
photographic engraving
signed by Robert Murray in ink in margin
plate: 4¾ x 7 5/8in. (12 x 19.3cm.); paper: 6 5/8 x 10 1/8in. (17 x 25.7cm.)

来源

As lot 13.

出版

For a detailed account of Talbot's photographic engravings, see: L.J. Schaaf, Sun Pictures, Catalogue 12, New York, 2003.

注意事项

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品专文

Harking back to the subjects of his earliest photogenic drawings, Talbot once again turned to lace and other scraps of cloth to demonstrate the accuracy with which fine details were reproduced, this time by his photographic engraving process.