The Pencil of Nature

The Pencil of Nature

Bound volume

William Henry Fox Talbot

Maker
English, 1800–1877

The Pencil of Nature

1844–1846
Bound volumes with salted paper prints
Overall (closed): 12 3/16 × 9 3/4 × 1 15/16 in. (31 × 24.8 × 5 cm)
Purchase, ex-collection Alden Scott Boyer and gift of H.S. Carpenter, 1949
1974.0043.0001-0024
DescriptionBook in six volumes containing 24 total plates.
Note: Due to light sensitivity, this object cannot be viewed during research appointments, loaned, or exhibited.
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