Physical description: from a bound volume, "Talbotypes Taken in 1843"
Inscription: title from contents page, "West Front of Kings College, Cambridge"
Provenance: Victoria & Albert Museum, 2017 National Science and Media Museum, 2003 to 2017 Royal Photographic Society, number 025058 Royal Photographic Society V.42-58
The man in the top hat, leaning against the wall near the college entrance gate, gives an idea of the scale of the building. The awnings of shops across the street from the college can be glimpsed through the open gate.