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Roger Fenton — Balaklava, looking Seawards
Roger Fenton

Balaklava, looking Seawards

1855

Framed toward the harbor entrance, this coastal perspective reveals Balaklava's vital role as the lifeline connecting British forces to their naval support.

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

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Roger Fenton, Balaklava, looking Seawards, 1855

Framed toward the harbor entrance, this coastal perspective reveals Balaklava's vital role as the lifeline connecting British forces to their naval support.

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

Seascape, Monochrome, Photography, Documentary, 19th Century, Landscape, Historical, British, War, Salted Paper Print

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art