Episode 2 of 2
Sutton's Ribbon Photographs
- When
- 1861
- Where
- Royal Institution
Thomas Sutton captured three black-and-white images of a multicolored ribbon through red, green, and blue filters for Maxwell's demonstration.
Sutton took three separate black-and-white photographs of a multicolored ribbon, one through a blue filter, one through a green filter, and one through a red filter. These images preserved color information in silver images without actual coloring matter, making them durable and light-fast.
Sources
- Thomas Sutton (photographer) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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