[Tree in Yard]

Art Historical Context

Samuel Buckle's *Tree in Yard*, a salted paper print from a paper dating to the 1850s, offers a quiet glimpse into mid-19th-century domestic life. Captured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art the David Hunter McAl Fund in 1946, this centers on a solitary tree standing prominently in a yard, framed by houses and architectural elements. The tags highlight its focus on vernacular architecture, evoking the surroundings of urban or suburban England, where Buckle likely practiced. This work exemplifies the calotype process, pioneered by William Henry Fox Talbot in the 1840s, using a paper negative to...