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Born February 11, 1800 • England
Died September 17, 1877 (aged 77) • near Chippenham • England
Notable Works “The Pencil of Nature”
Subjects Of Study calotype • photogenic drawing • photolyphic engraving

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“The Haystack” by William Henry Fox Talbot
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