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William Henry Fox Talbot William Henry Fox Talbot
William Henry Fox Talbot 1800-1877, English inventor of photographic processes (see photography, still ). A man of enormously versatile intelligence, he invented the "photogenic drawing" process in 1834. From 1841 on he patented his numerous processes for making negatives and positive prints,... Read more
Photography Photography
Photography It has long been known that certain substances, when illuminated, undergo permanent visible changes. In the early part of the nineteenth century, these materials were sometimes used to make "photogenic drawings," for example, by exposing them to sunlight... Read more
Louis Daguerre Louis Daguerre
Daguerre, Louis (b Cormeilles-en-Parisis, 18 Nov. 1787; d Bry-sur-Marne, 10 July 1851). French artist and inventor. He invented the diorama (1822) and the daguerreotype, the first practicable photographic process, in which the image was produced on a silvered copper plate sensitized by iodine. Each... Read more
Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre
Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre , 1789-1851, French scene painter and physicist, inventor of the daguerreotype, a photograph produced on a silver-coated copper plate treated with iodine vapor. Known first for his illusionistic painted stage sets, Daguerre attracted further attention as the... Read more
Holland House Holland House
Holland House residence of the Holland family in Kensington, London, made famous in the first 40 years of the 19th cent. by the hospitality of Henry Fox, 3d Baron Holland , and his wife. Built in 1606, the mansion was bought in 1767 by Henry Fox, grandfather of the 3d baron. Holland House was an... Read more
Rick Fox Rick Fox
FOX, Rick 1969– PERSONAL Original name, Ulrich Alexander Fox; born July 24, 1969, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; married Vanessa L. Williams (an actress, producer, and singer), S... Read more
Henry Fox Henry Fox
Fox, Henry (1705–74). Fox entered Parliament in 1735 and quickly found favour with Walpole. Walpole's successor Henry Pelham also regarded Fox highly and had him appointed secretary at war in 1746. Fox was a skilled and witty debater, a talented manager of men and money; many believed he... Read more
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck 3d duke of Portland William Henry Cavendish Bentinck 3d duke of Portland
William Henry Cavendish Bentinck Portland, 3d duke of 1738-1809, British statesman; great-grandson of the 1st earl of Portland. He was lord lieutenant of Ireland (1782) and nominal head of the coalition ministry (1783) dominated by Charles James Fox and Lord North. When the French Revolution... Read more
William Henry Jackson William Henry Jackson
William Henry Jackson 1843-1942, American artist and pioneer photographer of the West, b. Keeseville, N.Y. After serving with the Union army in the Civil War he traveled overland to California (1866-67), part of the way on a Mormon wagon train, and then settled in Omaha, Neb. (1868). Engaged in... Read more
Charles Sheeler Charles Sheeler
Charles Sheeler 1883-1965, American painter and photographer, b. Philadelphia, studied at the School of Industrial Art there and later at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under William M. Chase. With Chase he made two visits to Europe to study art. His characteristic style is a rational,... Read more

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