RMRFF8WH–The Tomb of Sir Walter Scott, in Dryburgh Abbey. Artist: William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800-1877 Lacock). Dimensions: 16.8 x 17.9 cm (6 5/8 x 7 1/16 in. ). Date: 1844. Talbot's second photographically illustrated book, entitled Sun Pictures in Scotland and published in 1845 with no text other than a list of plates, transported the reader via photography to sites significant to the life and writings of Sir Walter Scott. Among the images included was The Tomb of Sir Walter Scott, in Dryburgh Abbey, a romantic expression perfectly suited to the writer. The tomb is embedded in the sha
RMRXK844–Sir Walter Scott's Monument, Edinburgh; as it appeared when nearly finished, in October 1844. William Henry Fox Talbot; English, 1800-1877. Date: 1844. Dimensions: 19.6 × 15.5 cm (image/paper); 30.5 × 24.1 cm (page/mount). Salted paper print, plate II from the album 'Sun Pictures in Scotland' (1845). Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute.
RMRFG8FF–Loch Katrine Pier, Scene of the Lady of the Lake. Artist: William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800-1877 Lacock). Dimensions: Image: 17.5 x 21.1 cm (6 7/8 x 8 5/16 in.) Sheet: 18.4 x 22.9 cm (7 1/4 x 9 in.). Date: October 1844. Talbot, the quintessential gentleman amateur, took on a professional role in the publication of two books illustrated with photographs: 'The Pencil of Nature', a general introduction to his invention, and 'Sun Pictures in Scotland', a tour of the scenery made popular by the novels of Sir Walter Scott. This well-preserved print of Loch Katrine, perhaps the most
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