Scott Monument Under Construction
| Title | Scott Monument Under Construction |
|---|---|
| Artist | William Henry Fox Talbot (British, 1800–1877) |
| Date | 1844 19th century |
| Medium | salted paper print from calotype negative |
| Classification | Photograph |
| Origin | England, 19th century England |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Sun Pictures in Scotland: Scott Monument Under Construction, 1844. William Henry Fox Talbot (British, 1800–1877). Salted paper print from calotype negative; image: 19.7 x 15.8 cm (7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.); paper: 23 x 18.5 cm (9 1/16 x 7 5/16 in.); matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1987.23 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Scott Monument Under Construction” is a work by William Henry Fox Talbot (British, 1800–1877), dated 1844. It is executed in salted paper print from calotype negative and classified as photograph. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Rights: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) via the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access programme.
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