A Council of War: Lord Raglan, Omar Pacha and Pelissier, Taken the eve Before the Taking of the Mankelen, Crimea

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Roger Fenton

Title

A Council of War: Lord Raglan, Omar Pacha and Pelissier, Taken the eve Before the Taking of the Mankelen, Crimea

Place

England (Artist's nationality)

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Made 1855

Medium

Thinly albumenized print

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, on mount, upper right, in graphite: "Variant view of / [illegible] 76"; recto, on mount, along bottom, in black ink and graphite: "A Council of War / Lord Raglan, Omar Pacha & Pelissier, taken the eve before the taking of the Renaro Mankelen ['Renaro' crossed out with graphite, 'Mankelen' written above it] / Crimea / 61 / 58"; inscribed verso, lower left, in black ink: "A. Beaucheux[?] / 1771-1846 / [writing cut off] in Chief / [writing cut off] Portugal / [writing cut off] author etc."

Dimensions

Image/paper: 18.7 × 16.6 cm (7 3/8 × 6 9/16 in.); Mount: 26.9 × 21.6 cm (10 5/8 × 8 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Everett Kovler

Reference Number

1967.316

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