York Minster from Lop Lane
Artist
William Henry Fox Talbot
(English, 1800 - 1877)
Date1845
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage: 6 5/16 × 7 15/16 inches (16.03 × 20.16 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 8 7/8 inches (18.42 × 22.54 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 8 7/8 inches (18.42 × 22.54 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2008.13.19
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower right corner, in black pen: "LA485"
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DescriptionImage of an intersection with a church's double towers rising in the background. The foreground is dominated by smaller 3-story brick buildings.Gallery LabelIn July 1845, while photographing for a series about cathedrals, William Henry Fox Talbot spent a day in York, England. His view of York Minster shows the renowned Gothic cathedral as central to city life, its graceful towers nestled comfortably amid its surroundings. The photograph focuses less on conveying architectural details than the experience of discovering the cathedral as if having just turned the corner of a small, quiet street.
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