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Roger Fenton — The Smolnoi Monastery
Roger Fenton

The Smolnoi Monastery

1851

Architectural grandeur of Russian Orthodox design is captured in this early salted paper print, demonstrating Fenton's skill in architectural photography before his famous war documentation.

Medium
Salted paper print

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Roger Fenton, The Smolnoi Monastery, 1851

Architectural grandeur of Russian Orthodox design is captured in this early salted paper print, demonstrating Fenton's skill in architectural photography before his famous war documentation.

Medium
Salted paper print
Year
1851
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Documentary, 19th Century, Photograph, Landscape, Brown Tones, Historical, Monastery, British, Architecture, Salted Paper Print

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art