[The Reading Establishment], 1846, Salted paper prints from paper negatives, Left image: 18.6 x 22.4 cm (7 5/16 x 8 13/16 in.), Photographs, Attributed to William Henry Fox Talbot (British, Dorset 1800–1877 Lacock), Attributed to Nicolaas Henneman (Dutch, Heemskerk 1813–1898 London), The widespread distribution of large editions of photographic prints was the promise of Talbot's negative-positive process and its principal advantage over the contemporaneous French daguerreotype. In early 1844, in an effort to encourage the mass production of paper photographs, Talbot supported Nicolaas Henneman, his former valet, in the creation of the first photographic printing firm, situated in the town of Reading
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