19th-Century British Photographs from the National Gallery of Canada

Third in a series of publications featuring iconic works from the Gallery’s collection and situating them within a historical and social context. Photographs by some of the medium’s earliest practitioners, including William Henry Fox Talbot, Hill and Adamson, Anna Atkins, and Julia Margaret Cameron, are illustrated and examined. With over 200 illustrations and dozens of individual presentations, this publication provides a complete overview of the development of photography in 19th Century England.