
Roger Fenton
Photographer · 1819–1869
545 works across 2 collections on LinkedCulture
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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A Discobolus from Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli
Getty Museum · about 1857
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Aelius Caesar
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1854–58
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[Aisle of Tintern Abbey]
Getty Museum · 1854
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A quiet day in the Mortar Battery.
Getty Museum · 1855
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Arab Chief at Turkish Headquarters.
Getty Museum · 1855
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Artillery Wagons, Balaklava in the distance.
Getty Museum · 1855
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Artillery Wagons, Balaklava in the Distance
Getty Museum · 1855
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Artistic Group.
Getty Museum · about 1857
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Balaklava from Guards Hill
Getty Museum · 1855
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Balaklava from Guards Hill
Getty Museum · 1855
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Balaklava, looking seawards.
Getty Museum · 1855; published February 29, 1856
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Balaklava, looking seawards.
Getty Museum · 1855
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[Beached Boat]
Getty Museum · about 1852–1862
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Before Sebastopol
Getty Museum · 1855
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Birth of St. John
Getty Museum · May 1857
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Bolton Castle.
Getty Museum · 1857–1862
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Brigadier General Van Straubenzee & Officers of the Buffs.
Getty Museum · 1855; published March 25, 1856
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Bust of Chrysippus
Getty Museum · about 1856
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[Bust of Nero]
Getty Museum · about 1854–1858
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Caerhûn, on the Conway
Getty Museum · about 1859
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Camp at Sebastopol
Getty Museum · May 1855
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Camp of the 4th Dragoon Guards, Convivial Party, French and English.
Getty Museum · 1855
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Camp of the 4th Dragoon Guards, near Karyne
Getty Museum · 1855; published April 5, 1856
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Camp of the 4th Dragoon Guards, near Karyne.
Getty Museum · 1855
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Camp of the 4th Light Dragoons.
Getty Museum · 1855
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Camp of the 4th Light Dragoons, Officers Quarters.
Getty Museum · 1855
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Camp of the 4th Light Dragoons, Officers Quarters.
Getty Museum · 1855; published April 5, 1856
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Camp of the 5th Dragoon Guards
Getty Museum · 1855
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Camp of the 5th Dragoon Guards
Getty Museum · 1855
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Cantiniere
Getty Museum · 1855
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Captain Brown, 4th Light Dragoons and Servant, in Winter Dress.
Getty Museum · 1855
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Captain Burnaby, Grenadier Guards and Nubian Servant
Getty Museum · 1855
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Capt. Pechell & Men of the 77th Regiment - Winter Dress.
Getty Museum · 1855; published March 25, 1856
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Capt. Walker 30th Regiment reading General Orders.
Getty Museum · 1855; published March 25, 1856
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Carved Figures
Getty Museum · 1863
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Castleton, Braemar.
Getty Museum · 1857–1862
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Cattle & Carts, Leaving Balaklava
Getty Museum · 1855
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Cavalry Camp, Balaklava
Getty Museum · 1855
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Cavalry Camp, Balaklava, looking towards the Plateau of Sebastopol.
Getty Museum · 1855; published April 5, 1856
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Cavalry Camp, Balaklava, looking towards the Plateau of Sebastopol.
Getty Museum · 1855
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Cavalry Camp, looking towards Kadikoi.
Getty Museum · 1855
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Cavalry Camp, looking towards Kadikoi.
Getty Museum · 1855
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Cedars, Monmouthshire
Getty Museum · about 1856
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Cedars, Monmouthshire.
Getty Museum · about 1856
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Cemetery, Cathcarts Hill
Getty Museum · 1855
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Cemetery, Cathcarts Hill.
Getty Museum · 1855; published March 25, 1856
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[Central Doorway, West Porch, Lichfield Cathedral]
Getty Museum · 1858
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Chasseurs d'Afrique
Getty Museum · 1855
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Chasseurs d'Afrique.
Getty Museum · 1855; published November 19, 1856
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Cheddar Cliffs
Getty Museum · about 1855–1862
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Chepstow Castle, Part of the Chapel.
Getty Museum · 1858
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[Child asleep with two woman seated on grass]
Getty Museum · about 1860
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Chinese Carving in Ivory
Getty Museum · about 1860
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Chinese Jewel Casket
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1860
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Chrysippos
Getty Museum · about 1853–1859
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Church of St. Vasili, Moscow
Getty Museum · September 1852
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Col. Doherty, Officers and Men. 13th Light Dragoons.
Getty Museum · 1855
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Colonel Gordon, Royal Engineer
Getty Museum · 1855; published November 1, 1855
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Colonel Gordon, Royal Engineers
Getty Museum · 1855
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Colonel Gordon, Royal Engineers
Getty Museum · 1855
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