Who created "The Fruit Sellers"?

The Fruit Sellers was created by William Henry Fox Talbot|Calvert Richard Jones in ca. 1845.

When was "The Fruit Sellers" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1845.

What medium is "The Fruit Sellers"?

The Fruit Sellers is Salted paper print from paper negative.

Is "The Fruit Sellers" in the public domain?

Yes, The Fruit Sellers is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Fruit Sellers

William Henry Fox Talbot|Calvert Richard Jones

ca. 1845

Medium

Salted paper print from paper negative

Dimensions

17.1 x 21.1 cm (6 3/4 x 8 5/16 in. )

Classification

Photographs

Department

Photographs

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gilman Collection, Purchase, Harriette and Noel Levine Gift, 2005

Accession Number

2005.100.607

Tags

FruitMenWomen

Art Historical Context

**The Fruit Sellers**, created around 1845 by pioneering photographers William Henry Fox Talbot and Calvert Richard, captures a lively street scene of vendors hawking their wares. This salted paper print from a paper negative exemplifies the calotype process, which Talbot invented in the 1840s. Unlike the sharp, one-of-a-kind daguerreotypes the calotype used a paper negative that allowed multiple prints, revolutionizing photography by making images reproducible and more accessible. Measuring just 17.1 x 21.1 cm, this intimate work from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Gilman Collection showcas...

About the Artist

William Henry Fox Talbot|Calvert Richard Jones · 1800–1877

William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877), a British polymath whose ingenuity transformed visual representation, was born on 11 February 1800 at Melbury House, Dorset, the only child of William Davenport Talbot of Lacock Abbey and Lady Elisabeth Fox Strangways, daughter of the 2nd Earl of Ilchester. His father died shortly after his birth, leaving the family in financial straits until his formidable mo...

The Fruit Sellers

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