Handwritten Text in English
- Made:
- 1852
- maker:
- William Henry Fox Talbot
Earliest etchings without ground (before 1852). Copper photoglyphic plate - handwriting; Latin, 4" x 2 3/4". In Talbot's hand.
The text is an extract from Virgil's Eclogue 1, and comprises verses taken from different parts of the poem.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Object Number:
- 1937-417/1
- Materials:
- copper (alloy)
- Measurements:
-
plate: 102 mm x 70 mm
- type:
- photoglyph plate
- credit:
- Matilda Talbot
