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The Old Post Office, Balaklava

A work made of salted paper print, plate 6 from the album "photographs taken in the crimea" (1856).
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  • A work made of salted paper print, plate 6 from the album "photographs taken in the crimea" (1856).

Date:

1855

Artist:

Roger Fenton
English, 1819–1869

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Roger Fenton

Title

The Old Post Office, Balaklava

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1855

Medium

Salted paper print, plate 6 from the album "Photographs Taken in the Crimea" (1856)

Dimensions

Image/paper: 19.1 × 25.1 cm (7 9/16 × 9 15/16 in.); Mount: 42.5 × 58.9 cm (16 3/4 × 23 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Hugh Edwards Photography and Media Purchase Fund

Reference Number

1969.432

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