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Roger Fenton (28 March 1819 – 8 August 1869) was a British photographer, noted as one of the first war photographers.. Fenton was born into a Lancashire merchant family. After graduating from London with an arts degree, he became interested in painti
Roger Fenton was sent by Thomas Agnew of Agnew & Sons to record the Crimean War, where the United Kingdom, the Second French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Ottoman Empire were fighting a war against the Russian Empire. The place of the picture was named by British soldiers The Valley of Death for being under constant shelling there. [3]
Pages in category "Photographs by Roger Fenton" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
Reclining Odalisque (1858) by Roger Fenton. Reclining Odalisque is a black and white photograph taken by English photographer Roger Fenton, in 1858.It is a staged photograph, part of the series that the artist dedicated to the recreation of exotic inspired scenes of the Middle East. [1]
L'Entente Cordiale (1855) by Roger Fenton. L'Entente Cordiale is a black-and-white photograph by English photographer Roger Fenton, taken in 1855. The picture was part of the large number taken by Fenton during the Crimean War, where he was one of the first war photographers. [1] [2]
Roger Fenton: Crimea: Salt print [s 2] Valley of the Shadow of Death: 23 April 1855 Roger Fenton Sevastopol, Crimea Wet collodion negative Fenton's pictures during the Crimean War were one of the first cases of war photography, with Valley of the Shadow of Death considered "the most eloquent metaphor of warfare" by The Oxford Companion to the ...
Pasha and Bayadère (1858) by Roger Fenton. Pasha and Bayadère is a black and white photograph by English photographer Roger Fenton, taken in 1858.It belongs to a group of pictures where Fenton staged scenes inspired by the Middle East exoticism and also by the artistic movement of orientalism.
English: Title: Group of officers, 8th Hussars. On the left of the photo is Regimental Sergeant-Major Harding wearing a coat over his uniform and a peakless forage cap. Seated next to him Quartermaster Lane in a sheepskin coat, officer's peaked forage cap and knee-length bo