The William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné

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Object within Schaaf no. 4098

Man in top hat at Champion's Dock, Bristol

Object details

Image size: h 18.0cm x w 22.2cm

Object Type: Salted Paper Print

Mount: Paper

Owner: Victoria and Albert Museum

Object owner number: Ph.50-1983

This object is part of Schaaf no. 4098

Man in top hat at Champion's Dock, Bristol

Location: Bristol

This view of Champion's Dock (also known as Merchant's Dock) shows the great floating dock at Hotwell's in Bristol.  There are paddle steamers moored behind the seated gentleman wearing a top hat.  Beyond the wall is asquare rigger in dry dock.  If Calvert Jones did take this photograph then there is a possibility that the seated gentleman is William Henry Fox Talbot.