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William Henry Fox Talbot
The Laddercirca 1843, printed circa 1843

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Sepia-toned photograph of a two-story building exterior with a tall ladder leaning against an arched doorway, three figures positioned at its base and top

William Henry Fox Talbot, The Ladder, circa 1843, printed circa 1843, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
William Henry Fox Talbot
England, 1800-1877
Title
The Ladder
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1843, printed circa 1843
Medium
Salt print
Dimensions
Image: 6 3/4 × 7 3/16 in. (17.15 × 18.2 cm) Primary support: 7 9/16 × 9 7/16 in. (19.21 × 23.97 cm) Mat: 16 1/16 × 20 in. (40.8 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.907
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography

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