Group Taking Tea at Lacock Abbey August 17, 1843 William Henry Fox Talbot British Although Talbots groundbreaking calotype (paper negative) process allowed for more instantaneous image making, works such as this one nevertheless reflect the technical limitations of early photography. Here, he adapts painterly conventions to the new medium, staging a genre scene on his family estate. The stilted arrangement of figures—rigidly posed to produce a clear image—belies Talbots attempt to show action in progress. To achieve sufficient light exposure, he photographed the domestic tableau outdoors, arranging his subjects before a blank backdrop to create the illusion of interior space.. Group Taking Tea at Lacock Abbey 306333

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Group Taking Tea at Lacock Abbey August 17, 1843 William Henry Fox Talbot British Although Talbots groundbreaking calotype (paper negative) process allowed for more instantaneous image making, works such as this one nevertheless reflect the technical limitations of early photography. Here, he adapts painterly conventions to the new medium, staging a genre scene on his family estate. The stilted arrangement of figures—rigidly posed to produce a clear image—belies Talbots attempt to show action in progress. To achieve sufficient light exposure, he photographed the domestic tableau outdoors, arranging his subjects before a blank backdrop to create the illusion of interior space.. Group Taking Tea at Lacock Abbey 306333

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