The William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné

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Object within Schaaf no. 3705

View of the River Thames towards Westminster, from Talbot's flat in Cecil Street

Object details

Created: Between 1 Jun 1841 and 30 Jun 1841

Image size: h 13.4cm x w 18.5cm

Paper size: h 18.8cm x w 22.4cm

Object Type: Salted Paper Print

Mount: album page

Physical description: top corners of the negative clipped

Inscription: dated indistinctly in the negative

Provenance:
The British Library, gift of Janet and Petronella Burnett-Brown, 1 March 2006
Fox Talbot Museum, Lacock Abbey, National Trust (01651); Talbot Album No. 9, FTM NB3

Owner: The British Library

Object owner number: Talbot Photo 13(28)

Collection: Talbot Collection

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This object is part of Schaaf no. 3705

View of the River Thames towards Westminster, from Talbot's flat in Cecil Street

Location: London

The earliest known panoramic photographic view of London.

The construction of the Hungerford Bridge would later obscure this view. For more information, see the project blog dedicated to this image.