Wrack
| Title | Wrack |
|---|---|
| Artist | William Henry Fox Talbot |
| Date | 1839 19th century |
| Medium | Salted paper print |
| Classification | Photographs |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Wrack” is a work by William Henry Fox Talbot, dated 1839. It is executed in salted paper print and classified as photographs. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. 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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The artist
This work is attributed to William Henry Fox Talbot. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
The period
Dated to 1839. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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