Thornicroft's Statue of Charles I

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Thornicroft's Statue of Charles I

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Photographer · 1819–1869

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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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Date: about 1857–1860
Medium: Albumen silver print
Culture: English
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

Stereographic views of Thornycroft's statue of King Charles I. The figure is holding a scepter and has his arms crossed over his chest. He is wearing a long cape over his tunic. Two busts on pedestals are in the room behind the statue.

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