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Group of Shells
Creator
Roger FentonPhotographer · 1819–1869
All works by this person →After studying law in London, Roger Fenton trained as a painter in London and Paris. He exhibited his paintings and helped found a drawing school that gave evening instruction to working men in London. Active in the arts, Fenton corresponded with French photographers Gustave Le Gray and Henri Le Secq, which may have led him to pursue photography. Fenton's photographic career was brilliant yet brie
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- about 1859–1860
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- English
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 05a473d5-868f-48a9-b061-b6a9d97c79d2
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Stereographic views of a group of shells displayed on a blanket. Some of the shells are placed on an open book.
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