Lacock Abbey
The home of photography !!
Henry Fox Talbot (1800–77) inherited Lacock from his father, when he was just five months old, but only lived there from 1827.
A pioneering scientist and keen mathematician, Henry is Lacock's most famous resident. It was his wife Constance Mundy (1811–80), that inspired Henry to pioneer photographic methods. He realized that her talent for art was far superior to his and began to develop a method to capture a view without draughtsmanship.
After some experiments, in 1835 Henry created a permanent image of a window at Lacock Abbey. This image, not much bigger than a postage stamp, is now celebrated as the world’s earliest surviving photographic negative. The window is in the South Gallery. From around 1839, Constance experimented with photographic processes herself, becoming one of the first women to do so. ( taken from National Trust website text ).
See the famous window in the first comment box and click on the photo to read some more information !!
And so another photograph here at Lacock Abbey in the distance surrounded by the grounds !!
Lacock Abbey
The home of photography !!
Henry Fox Talbot (1800–77) inherited Lacock from his father, when he was just five months old, but only lived there from 1827.
A pioneering scientist and keen mathematician, Henry is Lacock's most famous resident. It was his wife Constance Mundy (1811–80), that inspired Henry to pioneer photographic methods. He realized that her talent for art was far superior to his and began to develop a method to capture a view without draughtsmanship.
After some experiments, in 1835 Henry created a permanent image of a window at Lacock Abbey. This image, not much bigger than a postage stamp, is now celebrated as the world’s earliest surviving photographic negative. The window is in the South Gallery. From around 1839, Constance experimented with photographic processes herself, becoming one of the first women to do so. ( taken from National Trust website text ).
See the famous window in the first comment box and click on the photo to read some more information !!
And so another photograph here at Lacock Abbey in the distance surrounded by the grounds !!