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Roger Fenton — Artillery Waggons, Balaklava in the Distance
Roger Fenton

Artillery Waggons, Balaklava in the Distance

1855

Military transport wagons dominate the foreground while the strategic port of Balaklava appears in the distance, emphasizing the constant movement of supplies.

Medium
Salted paper print, from the album "Photographic Pictures of the Seat of War in the Crimea" (1856)

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Roger Fenton, Artillery Waggons, Balaklava in the Distance, 1855

Military transport wagons dominate the foreground while the strategic port of Balaklava appears in the distance, emphasizing the constant movement of supplies.

Medium
Salted paper print, from the album "Photographic Pictures of the Seat of War in the Crimea" (1856)
Year
1855
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, Documentary, Landscape, Military, Historical, British, War, Salted Paper Print

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art