Carpenter and Apprentice. Artist: Attributed to William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800-1877 Lacock). Dimensions: 15.5 x 14.9 cm (6 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. ). Date: ca. 1844.Though lacking the absolute precision of the daguerreotype and later photographic processes, the paper negative admirably rendered blocks of tone, describing form and space in terms of shaded planes, a quality exploited here to enhance the highly geometric structure of the image. Even with the reduced exposure time of Talbot's calotype process instantaneous, or "stop-action," views were beyond the grasp of the nascent medium; instead, Talbot sometimes sought the illusion of spontaneity through staged scenes such as this one. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.