Calotypes

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Authoritytgm001562Scope NotePaper negatives made using William Henry Fox Talbot's patented (1841) calotype process, a developing-out process. More popular in England, Scotland and France than in the United States. May or may not be waxed. After 1850, superceded by Gustave Le Gray's waxed paper process.

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Broader TermPaper negativesRelated TermsPhotogenic drawingsSalted paper printsWaxed paper negativesNon-preferred TermsTalbotypes

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