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Birth of St. John
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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- May 1857
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- English
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Detail of a carving depicting the birth of St. John. Old men are gathered around the baby while an ailing woman lays in bed. A dog is at the foot of the bed.
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