“[Leaf]” by William Henry Fox Talbot (ca. 1840) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[Leaf]

William Henry Fox Talbot

Title	[Leaf]
Artist	William Henry Fox Talbot
Date	ca. 1840 19th century
Medium	Salted paper print
Classification	Negatives
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gilman Collection, Purchase, Joseph M. Cohen Gift, 2005
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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