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Roger Fenton — Drawing by Raphael Sanzio in the British Museum
Roger Fenton

Drawing by Raphael Sanzio in the British Museum

1856

Reflecting the Victorian fascination with art reproduction, Fenton's photograph of a Renaissance master drawing represents an early attempt to democratize access to great artworks through photographic documentation.

Medium
salt print from a collodion negative

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Roger Fenton, Drawing by Raphael Sanzio in the British Museum, 1856

Reflecting the Victorian fascination with art reproduction, Fenton's photograph of a Renaissance master drawing represents an early attempt to democratize access to great artworks through photographic documentation.

Medium
salt print from a collodion negative
Year
1856
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Victorian, Monochrome, Documentary, Photograph, Classical, Salt Print, Historical, Sepia, British, Drawing

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art