Lattice Window

Had a visit to Lacock Abbey, the birth place of Photography!  Although it seems to be controversial!  However it was the home of William Henry Fox Talbot (11 February 1800 – 17 September 1877) a British scientist, inventor and photography pioneer who invented the salted paper and calotype processes, precursors to photographic processes of the later 19th and 20th centuries. His work in the 1840s on photomechanical reproduction led to the creation of the photoglyphic engraving process, the precursor to photogravure. He was the holder of a controversial patent which affected the early development of commercial photography in Britain. He was also a noted photographer who contributed to the development of photography as an artistic medium.


This is my version of the Latticed window at Lacock Abbey, August 1835. A positive from what may be the oldest existing camera negative; his version seen here.


Have also added another from the day in the extras.