Image© Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford MS WHF Talbot Ph. 07

This talk, illuminates the life of Constance Talbot, wife of William Henry Fox Talbot.

Recent research into artworks and photographs from the Bodleian and British Library Talbot collections throw a new light on her status as one of the earliest women photographers in Britain. Drawings from her family home in Derby, sketches at Lake Como and watercolours of Lacock Abbey show Constance's lifelong dedication to art. Re-creating her first documented photograph also brings a 21st century insight into the challenges she faced as an early photographer. Combining her preserved letters with artworks and photographs brings us closer to the truth about Constance Talbot's unique place in photographic history.

This talk is sponsored by the British Centre for Photography.

Bodleian Lecture Theatre

5 November 

1pm–2pm

Standard entry: £5

Concessions: £2

Live streamed: £2