Fentons Porträtatlas der britischen Krimarmee (Fenton's Portrait Album of the British Crimean Army)

In earlier historical writings Roger Fenton's sojourn in the
Crimea 1855 has been evaluated as a photographic propaganda
mission, sponsored by the Crown. Through an exact study of the
sources this article shows that Fenton never had any such task,
and that his interests and those of his publisher were of a
highly economic nature. His photographic activities were centred
mainly on portraiting officers; his presence in the Crimea was
in the service of the classical task of military art: presenting
heroes and picturesque war locations. Thus, in the foreground
were the commanders, whose portraits Fenton completed 6 months
later in England in an atmosphere reproduced in his atelier, far
away from Crimea. Of course Fenton could be sure of the support
of Queen Victoria who commissioned portrait albums of the most
important officers in her army. (Published Abstract).


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