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Rifle Volunteers at Hythe, photograph
Fenton, Roger (Roger Fenton was one of the founders of the Photographic Society. Even though he was a brilliant and successful photographer, he was a photographer for just twelve years. In 1852 he made what are believed to be the first photographs of Russia and the Kremlin. He was however, most famous for his photographs of the Crimea in 1855 which were the first large-scale photographic documentation of war.
In 1852, Fenton (who had only taken up photography a few months earlier) travelled to Russia with the engineer Charles Vignoles who was constructing a bridge across the Dnieper River near Kiev for Czar Nicholas I. Fenton made views of Moscow and St. Petersburg, capturing the distinct architectural character of each city. These are believed to be the first photographs of Moscow and the Kremlin.)
Albumen print (from a wet collodion negative). Rifle volunteers at Hythe. Group of eleven men in a variety of military uniforms. John Dillwyn Llewelyn is at centre wearing a top hat.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
80.9I/491
Creation/Production
Fenton, Roger
Date: 1859
Acquisition
Donation, 11/2/1980
Measurements
Length
(mm): 155
Width
(mm): 205
Techniques
albumen print
photograph
Material
paper
Location
In store
Classification
military historyComments are currently unavailable. We apologise for the inconvenience.