Matilda Talbot. 1840s daguerreotype of Matilda Talbot (1839-1927), third daughter of British pioneer of photography William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-187

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Matilda Talbot. 1840s daguerreotype of Matilda Talbot (1839-1927), third daughter of British pioneer of photography William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877). Talbot took this early photograph circa 1843. Daguerreotype photography was invented by the French painter Louis Daguerre in 1837 and was the first form of photography to be widely used.

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Size: 3120px × 3938px
Photo credit: © BRITISH LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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