Botanical specimens
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Photographer: William Henry Fox Talbot (1800 - 77)
'Botanical specimens'
The images were made by laying the botanical specimens on light-sensitive paper and exposing them to sunlight.
Before Sir John Herschel suggested the use of hypo as a reliable method of fixing prints, Talbot’s early photogenic drawings were ‘stabilised’ by a variety of imperfect methods (including common salt) and remain vulnerable to light.
Photogenic drawing negatives
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