William Henry Fox Talbot’s Photographs at the Kórnik Library

• Authors: Francesca Strobino

Title variants

PL

Fotografie Williama Henry’ego Foxa Talbota w zbiorach Biblioteki Kórnickiej

Abstracts

PL

Niniejszy artykuł analizuje osiem znajdujących się w zbiorach PAN Biblioteki Kórnickiej produktów zastosowania procesu kalotypii przez brytyjskiego pioniera fotografii Williama Henry’ego Foxa Talbota. Odtwarzając znajomość Władysława Zamoyskiego z rodziną Talbotów, nawiązaną w latach 30. XIX w., autorka pokazuje, w jaki sposób Zamoyski znalazł się w kręgu Talbotów oraz jak przełożyło się to na upowszechnianie się odbitek na papierze wśród polskich elit kulturalno-politycznych w latach 40. XIX w. Ponadto podkreśla kluczową rolę mediatorów politycznych, w tym dyplomatów i generałów, we wczesnej popularyzacji odbitek na papierze w Europie Środkowej. W tym kontekście zczególną uwagę poświęcono wujowi Talbota, dyplomacie Williamowi Thomasowi Hornerowi Foxowi Strangwaysowi, który utrzymywał bliski kontakt z Zamoyskim i, korzystając z własnych kanałów dyplomatycznych, pomagał popularyzować odbitki uzyskane metodą opracowaną przez Talbota w całej Europie.

EN

The paper examines eight calotype process specimens made by the British photographic pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot, now part of the Polish Academy of Sciences Kórnik Library collections. By retracing connections between Władysław Zamoyski and the Talbot family from the 1830s, it highlights how Zamoyski entered Talbot’s circle and how this facilitated the circulation of paper photographs among the Polish cultural and political elite in the 1840s. Furthermore, the article underscores the critical role of political mediators, such as diplomats and generals, in the early diffusion of paper photography in Central Europe. In this context, particular attention is given to Talbot’s uncle, the diplomat William Thomas Horner Fox Strangways, who maintained close contact with Zamoyski and, through his diplomatic channels, helped disseminate prints of Talbot’s process across Europe.

Keywords

PL

William Henry Fox Talbot; kalotypia; Władysław Zamoyski; Biblioteka Kórnicka; historia fotografii

EN

William Henry Fox Talbot; calotype process; Władysław Zamoyski; Kórnik Library; history of photography

• Publisher: Biblioteka Kórnicka PAN
• Journal: Pamiętnik Biblioteki Kórnickiej
• Year: 2024
• Issue: 41
• Pages: 231-248

Dates

published

2024

Contributors

author

Francesca Strobino

• Libera Accademia di Belle Arti (LABA) in Florence

• https://orcid.org/0000000268768142

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Identifiers

DOI

10.34843/vwkz-jh92

Biblioteka Nauki

58971223