A picture obtained from a sensitized gelatin film exposed to light.
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- A group of etchings and heliotypes reveal technologies the artist used to make his art more accessible to the collecting public.
- Wheeler's volumes were illustrated by heliotypes.
- Books illustrated with heliotypes occur in larger editions.
- Fine heliotypes such as this one are inherently uncommon, and only encountered with great patience, diligence, and some luck.