The William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné

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Object within Schaaf no. 1179

Leaf and stem of Common Meadow Buttercup, Ranunculus Acris

Object details

Image size: h 18.4cm x w 11.3cm

Object Type: Paper Negative-Contact

Inscription: in ink, recto, W (or possibly M)

Provenance:
Sotheby's, 29 Jun 1984, lot 135

Owner: J. Paul Getty Museum

Object owner number: 84.XP.927.6

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This object is part of Schaaf no. 1179

Leaf and stem of Common Meadow Buttercup, Ranunculus Acris

Keywords: Botany

This photogenic drawing of a buttercup have traditionally attributed to been attributed to Nicolaas Henneman and William Henry Fox Talbot but has more recently been linked to the early female photographic pioneer, Sarah Anne Bright. Her photographs are discussed in a project blog.

To learn more see Professor Schaaf's talk The Damned Leaf: Musings on History, Hysteria & Historiography.