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Fenton, Roger
English (1819-1869)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Lieu.t Gen.l Sir John Campbell
PUBLISHED TITLE: Lieut.-General Sir John Campbell and Captain Hume

1855 / print 1856
salted paper print
20.0 x 17.0 cm.
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
81:1234:0010

OLD GEH NUMBER: 13810
NON-GEH NUMBER: 16

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Gernsheim, Helmut and Alison. --Roger Fenton: Photographer of the Crimean War.-- London: Secker & Warburg, 1954. pl. 50.//
Jammes, M. Th. & A. --Camera "The First War Photographs.".-- Lucerne: C.J. Bucher, Ltd., 1964. p. 32.//
This image was part of GEH's submission to Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) in 1998 (the testbed edition).//

INSCRIPTION: recto-(printed on mount below image) "Captain Hume, A.D.C. Lieu.t Gen.l Sir John Campbell" "depose" "Photographed by R. Fenton. Manchester, Published by T. Agnew & Sons, March 25, 1856. London, P&D Colnaghi & Co. Paris, Moulin, 23 Rue Richer. New York, Williams & Co." (blindstamp) "T. Agnew & Sons. Publishers. Manchester" verso-(rubberstamp) "Gernsheim Collection" (in pencil) "duplicate" "Maj. Gen. John Campbell 38 Foot" "Capt. Gustavus Hume 38 Foot" "Gen. Campbell com. 4 Div. Crimea killed in ...

NOTES: Alternate title listed from A.& H. Gernsheim, --Roger Fenton Photographer of the Crimean War--. Inscription (cont.): "...in attack in Redan, June 18, 1855. Served Burnese war 1823, 38 Foot". Catalogued 7/96, MAP.

SUBJECTS:
personage, military / Hume, Capt.
personage, military / Campbell, Sir John, Gen.
architecture, tent

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