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Description: | Photographed by Roger Fenton (1819-1869) in about 1860 this albumen print from a wet collodion negative creates a sumptuous image of abundance and luxury, as well as providing a study in different forms and textures. Trying to avoid a reflection in the silver goblet would present a challenge for any photographer, and in fact the tripod for Fenton's camera can be made out in the reflective surface. Fenton undertook a series of about forty such still lives towards the end of his career, all displaying a mastery of technical skill and echoing the composition and style of Dutch seventeenth century still life painting. Fenton was one of the most influential photographers of the 1850s and a founding member of the Photographic Society, latter the RPS. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | albumen print wet collodion negative photograph | Temporal: | c. 1860 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Fenton, Roger (1819-1869) | Identifier: | 2003-5001/2/20031 | Go to resource |
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