These images of porcelain and glass items were some of the earliest photographs ever taken, intended
These images of porcelain and glass items were some of the earliest photographs ever taken, intended to demonstrate that with photography, unlike drawing, a large group of objects could be depicted with no more effort than a single one.Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800-1877. The pencil of nature, 1844.TypPh 805.44.8208 (B) Houghton Library, Harvard University -- source link
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