Constance Fox Talbot

Constance Talbot (née Mundy, 30 January 1811 – 9 September 1880)[1] married William Henry Fox Talbot, one of the key players in the development of photography in the 1830s and 1840s, in 1832[2]. She briefly experimented with the process, herself, as early as 1839[3] and has been credited as the first woman ever to take a photograph – a hazy image of a short verse by the Irish poet Thomas Moore.[4]

Constance Fox Talbot
Constance Fox Talbot, circa 1840,
photograph by William Henry Fox Talbot
Born
Constance Mundy

(1811-01-30)30 January 1811
Markeaton, England, United Kingdom
Died9 September 1880(1880-09-09) (aged 69)
NationalityBritish
Known forPhotography
Spouse(s)William Henry Fox Talbot

Constance, who came from Markeaton in Derbyshire,[2] was the youngest daughter of Francis Mundy (1771–1837), Member of Parliament for that county from 1822 to 1831.[5]

References
  1. "Constance Mundy Talbot", Find a Grave. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  2. Nannavy, John (1997). Fox Talbot. Princes Risborough: Shire Publications Ltd. p. 7. ISBN 0 7478 0351 X.
  3. Buckland, Gail (1980). Fox Talbot and the invention of photography. D. R. Godine. ISBN 978-0-87923-307-5.
  4. Maev Kennedy, "Bodleian Library launches £2.2m bid to stop Fox Talbot archive going overseas", The Guardian, 9 December 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  5. "Derbyshire", The History of Parliament. Retrieved 12 April 2013.


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