Art and sculpture, circa 1856-1857

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ROGER FENTON (1819-1869) AND ANOTHER
Art and sculpture, circa 1856-1857
Five albumen prints and one photogalvanograph, sizes from approx. 7¼ x 5¼ in. to 14 x 11¼ in., two with British Museum stamps in red ink on image, mounted on card, each with photographer's credit, title and London; Published by the Trustees of the British Museum in typescript and three dated on the mount; with a photograph of an equestrian statue (7)

Literature

Hannavy, J., Roger Fenton of Crimble Hall, pp.34-43 and p.35 (illus.)

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Lot Essay

In 1854 Fenton was commissioned by Queen Victoria to photograph the art treasures of the British Museum. Five of the prints are all credited and titled as follows:
Clytie
Julius Caesar
From a drawing in the British Museum, Payne Knight Collection
The naming of St John the Baptist
From a drawing in the British Museum, Payne Knight Collection

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