The Valley of the Shadow of Death

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Roger Fenton

Title

The Valley of the Shadow of Death

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1855

Medium

Salted paper print, plate 8 from the album "Photographs Taken in the Crimea" (1856)

Inscriptions

Printed recto, on mount, lower left, in black ink: "Deposé."; recto, on mount, lower right, in black ink: "The Valley of the Shadow of Death."; recto, on mount, along bottom edge, in black ink: "Photographed by R. Fenton. Manchester, Published by T. Agnew & Sons, Jan'y 1st 1856. / London, P. & D. Colnaghi H[?] Paris, Moulin, 23, Rue Richer. New York, Williams H[?]"; inscribed recto, on mount, lower right corner, in graphite: "8"; unmarked verso

Dimensions

Image/paper: 27 × 36.4 cm (10 11/16 × 14 3/8 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

1969.434

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