Artwork
Copy of a print of a man's head
Copy of a print of a man's head is a print by the Impressionist artist William Henry Fox Talbot. It dates from 1858 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. A black-and-white print shows a portrait of a man’s head turned slightly to the side.
About this work
Overview
A black-and-white print shows a portrait of a man’s head turned slightly to the side. The image is a copy of a print by William Henry Fox Talbot from 1858.
Artist & collection
Artist
William Henry Fox Talbot kept a scrapbook of broken lace and fern fronds pressed between glass slides—not for the flowers, but to capture their fleeting shadows.
