About This Artwork

Roger Fenton
English, 1819–1869

A quiet day in the Mortar Battery, 1855

Salted paper print
24.0 x 34.5 cm
Published January 1, 1856
Photography Gallery Fund, 1959.611.4

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Publication History

Gernsheim, Helmut and Alison. 1973. "Roger Fenton: Photographer of the Crimean War." (The Literature of Photography). 1954. Repr. Arno Press: A New York Times Company. pp. 68-72. pl. 51.

Hannary, John. 1976. "Roger Fenton of Crimble Hall." David R. Godine, Boston. p. 18. (other print of this image)




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