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Fenton, Roger
English (1819-1869)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Plateau of Sebastopol

1855 / print 1856
salted paper print
22.2 x 35.5 cm.
Museum Purchase; ex-collection Alden Scott Boyer
GEH NEG: 14568
81:1238:0009

OLD GEH NUMBER: 248-1
NON-GEH NUMBER: 53 (Boyer)

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Lloyd, Valerie. --Roger Fenton: Photographer of the 1850s.-- London: South Bank Board, 1988. pl. 51.//
This image was part of GEH's 1998 submission (the testbed edition) to AMICO (Art Museum Imaging Consortium).//

EXHIBITION HISTORY: "Figure In Landscape", US, NY, Rochester February 12 -, 1971.//

INSCRIPTION: recto-(printed on mount below image) "Plateau of Sebastopol" "depose" "Photographed by R. Fenton. Manchester, Published by T. Agnew & Sons, Jan. 1, 1856. London, P&D Colnaghi & Co. Paris, Moulin, 23 Rue Richer New York, Williams & Co." verso-(rubberstamp) "Eastman Historical Photographic Collection"

NOTES: Catalogued 9/96, MAP. See 81:1238:44 for additional image, part of a panorama.

SUBJECTS:
landscape, plains
architecture, tents
people, soldiers

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