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William Henry Fox Talbot

Leaf Study

$10

William Henry Fox Talbot

Leaf Study, 2025

Photogenic drawing

Courtesy of The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

This delicate leaf study invites reflection and quiet connection - ideal for a thinking of you card or to mark a season of renewal. Rendered through William Henry Fox Talbot’s early photographic techniques, the lacework of veins against the rich sepia ground captures both the fragility and persistence of life. As a gift or note, it honors stillness, simplicity, and the quiet strength found in nature’s design.

The artwork Leaf Study by William Henry Fox Talbot is held by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., gifted by Mary and David Robinson.

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