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Fenton, Roger
English (1819-1869)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Camp of the 5th Dragoon Guards

1855 / print 1856
salted paper print
28.5 x 35.9 cm.
Museum Purchase; ex-collection Alden Scott Boyer
GEH NEG: 17512
81:1238:0011

OLD GEH NUMBER: 248-25
NON-GEH NUMBER: No. 62-63

This image was part of GEH's 1998 submission (the testbed edition) to AMICO (Art Museum Imaging Consortium).//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
"Language of Light: Masterworks from the Collection (reinstallation)", US, NY, Rochester September 18, 1993 - June 5, 1994.//
"Language of Light: Masterworks from the George Eastman House Collection", Japan, Tokyo November 18, 1995 - January ??, 1996.//

INSCRIPTION: recto-(printed on mount below image) "Camp of the 5th Dragoon Guards" "depose" "No. 62. 63" "Photographed by R. Fenton. Manchester, Published by T. Agnew & Sons. Jan 1st 1856. London, P&D Colnaghi & Co. Paris Moulin, 23, Rue Richer. New York. Williams & Co." verso-(rubberstamp) "Eastman Historical Photographic Collection" (in pencil) "dupl."

NOTES: Fenton's work from the Crimea totalled more than 350 photographs made from wet-collodion negatives. The work was published as a series and not in an album form. Catalogued 6/93, MMD, updated 8/96, MAP. See 81:1238:24 for the same image.

SUBJECTS:
event, war
architecture, tent
landscape, camp
landscape, valley
architecture, fortification

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