A William Fox Talbot (1800-1877) photogenic drawing of a fern published in 'The Mirror of Literature, Amusement and Instruction'. Fox Talbot invented the negative/positive process for making photographs between 1835-39. Any number of prints could be made from the same shot by transferring the negative image on to special paper; these prints were called calotypes or salt prints.

Picture Reference: 10315299
Subject: ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA > > Photographers, Talbot, W H F
Credit: Science Museum

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