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Boulevards of Paris

Photograph
ca. 1839 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Fox Talbot, William Henry (photographer)
Place of origin
Paris (photographed)

Photograph showing the facade of a large palladian style building. A number of horses and carriages are visible in the street in front of the building, with a further alleyway visible on the right of the image.

Object details

Categories
Photographs
Portraits
The Royal Photographic Society
Object type
Photograph
TitleBoulevards of Paris (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Not available for issue to the public in the Prints and Drawings Study Room due to light sensitivity. Please contact the Photography Department via our enquiry service for further information.
Salted Paper
Salted Paper Processes
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot, 'Boulevards of Paris', salted paper print, ca. 1839
Physical description
Photograph showing the facade of a large palladian style building. A number of horses and carriages are visible in the street in front of the building, with a further alleyway visible on the right of the image.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 165mm
  • Image width: 171mm
Marks and inscriptions
2 (Recto of mount, in pencil)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Production
From a negative at the National Science and Media Museum, 1937-2368; same as photographs in the RPS collection, RPS025338, RPS025362.
Associated object
PROV.1597-2017 (RPS Group record)
Bibliographic references
  • The Pencil of Nature, by William Henry Fox Talbot (London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1844): 02.
  • Schaaf, Larry John. The Photographic Art of William Henry Fox Talbot. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2000. ISBN 0691050007.
Other numbers
  • RPS025219 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • XRP592 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.140-2017

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Record createdMarch 27, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1387988/boulevards-of-paris-photograph-fox-talbot-william/
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