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Fenton, Roger
English (1819-1869)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Camp of the 5th Dragoon Guards

1855 / print 1856
salted paper print
23.9 x 34.5 cm.
Museum Purchase; ex-collection Alden Scott Boyer
GEH NEG: 17512
81:1238:0024

OLD GEH NUMBER: 248-25
NON-GEH NUMBER: 48 (Boyer)

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

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
""Permanent" Survey of the History of Photography", US, NY, Rochester 1974-1978.//
"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" "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" recto-(blinstamp) "T.Agnew & Sons. Publishers. Manchester"

NOTES: Catalogued 8/96, MAP. See 81:1238:11 for the same image.

SUBJECTS:
event, war
architecture, tent
landscape, military camp
animal, horses
people, soldiers

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