William Henry Fox Talbot

Photograph

by

John Moffat

Photograph by John Moffat  -  May 1864

©  Reproduced from the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television collection,
by courtesy of the Science and Society Picture Library.   Click here for link to web site.

Photograph

Talbot was invited to John Moffat's studio in Princes Street Edinburgh when the two men met at a Meeting of the Photographic Society of Scotland held in Edinburgh in 1864.

Here (above) is the photograph taken by John Moffat

Engraving based on John Moffat Photo

©  Reproduced by courtesy of Edinburgh Photographic Society

Engraving

The engraving (above) is one of a thirteen portraits of Fathers of Photography, all published in the August 1891  Supplement to The Practical Photographer.

This engraving was based on a photograph of Talbot (top of page) taken by John Moffat

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William Henry Fox Talbot

Discovery of Photography

Life in England

Connections with Edinbrugh

Correspondence

Photos, Sketches and Engravings

Pencil of Nature