The Chess Players — William Henry Fox Talbot, c. 1843/47

The Chess Players, William Henry Fox Talbot

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Holder's headings: Collected by Hugh Edwards, men, tableau vivant, chess

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Credit: Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Everett Kovler. CC0.
Licence: CC0-1.0
Evidence: api.artic.edu artworks api: is_public_domain=true on artwork 27083 (read 2026-09-01)
Record: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/27083
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Also by William Henry Fox Talbot

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Botanical Specimen, William Henry Fox Talbot — Botanical SpecimenWilliam Henry Fox Talbotc. 1835The Art Institute of Chicago

Two Scraps of Lace, William Henry Fox Talbot — Two Scraps of LaceWilliam Henry Fox Talbotc. 1838/42The Art Institute of Chicago

[The Oriel Window, South Gallery, Lacock Abbey], William Henry Fox Talbot — [The Oriel Window, South Gallery, Lacock Abbey]William Henry Fox Talbotprobably 1835Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Portrait of Talbot's Wife (Constance) or Half-Sister (Caroline or Horatia), William Henry Fox Talbot — Portrait of Talbot's Wife (Constance) or Half-Sister (Caroline or Horatia)William Henry Fox Talbotc. 1842The Art Institute of Chicago

Two Plant Specimens, William Henry Fox Talbot — Two Plant SpecimensWilliam Henry Fox Talbot1839The Art Institute of Chicago

Wrack, William Henry Fox Talbot — WrackWilliam Henry Fox Talbot1839Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

A Bush of Hydrangea in Flower, William Henry Fox Talbot — A Bush of Hydrangea in FlowerWilliam Henry Fox Talbotca. 1842Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Some Account of the Art of Photogenic Drawing, or the Process by which Natural Objects May Be Made to Delineate Themselves without the Aid of the Artist's Pencil, William Henry Fox Talbot — Some Account of the Art of Photogenic Drawing, or the Process by which Natural Objects May Be Made to Delineate Themselves without the Aid of the Artist's PencilWilliam Henry Fox TalbotRead before the Royal Society, January 31, 1839The Art Institute of Chicago

Within fifty years of c. 1843/47

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Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques Louis David — Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)Jacques Louis David1788Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806) — The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of WomenKitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806)c. 1793Cleveland Museum of Art

Title Page, L. Janneret, French, active late 18th century — Title PageL. Janneret, French, active late 18th century1788Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Title Page, Etienne de Lavallée, French, 1735 – 1802 — Title PageEtienne de Lavallée, French, 1735 – 18021788Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Title Page, Berthelot, French, active late 18th century — Title PageBerthelot, French, active late 18th century1788Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Title Page, Etienne de Lavallée, French, 1735 – 1802 — Title PageEtienne de Lavallée, French, 1735 – 18021788Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Title Page, Etienne de Lavallée, French, 1735 – 1802 — Title PageEtienne de Lavallée, French, 1735 – 18021788Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Title Page, Pierre Thomas Le Clerc, French, ca. 1740 - ca. 1796 — Title PagePierre Thomas Le Clerc, French, ca. 1740 - ca. 17961788Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Also at The Art Institute of Chicago

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Statuette of a Female Figure, Ancient Greek — Statuette of a Female FigureAncient GreekEarly Bronze Age, 2600–2400 BCEThe Art Institute of Chicago

Ring with a Scarab Bezel, Ancient Egyptian — Ring with a Scarab BezelAncient EgyptianSecond Intermediate Period, Dynasty 15 (about 1650–1550 BCE)The Art Institute of Chicago

Fragment of a Stela of Neferhotep, Ancient Egyptian — Fragment of a Stela of NeferhotepAncient EgyptianNew Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 19, about 1240-1195 BCEThe Art Institute of Chicago

Funerary Papyrus of Tayuhenutmut, Ancient Egyptian — Funerary Papyrus of TayuhenutmutAncient EgyptianThird Intermediate Period, probably Dynasty 21 (about 1069-945 BCE)The Art Institute of Chicago

Cauldron, China — CauldronChinaWestern Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC ), early 9th century BCThe Art Institute of Chicago

Coffin and Mummy of Paankhaenamun, Ancient Egyptian — Coffin and Mummy of PaankhaenamunAncient EgyptianThird Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22, reign of Osorkon I (about 924–889 BCE)The Art Institute of Chicago

Relief Showing the Head of a Winged Genius, Neo-Assyrian — Relief Showing the Head of a Winged GeniusNeo-AssyrianNeo–Assyrian Period, reign of King Ashurnasirpal II (883–859 BCE)The Art Institute of Chicago

Altar, Ancient Greek — AltarAncient GreekGeometric Period (800–600 BCE)The Art Institute of Chicago

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William Henry Fox Talbot made The Chess Players, and made these too.

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