Captain Graham and Captain MacLeod, 42nd Regiment

1855, printed 1856

Roger Fenton

Associated Names
Roger Fenton

Artist, British, 1819 - 1869

The image shows three men. Two men are in the foreground, while one is in the background. The men in the foreground are standing in front of a large white tent and another structure is visible in the background. The man on the left is leaning on a walking stick, has a beard and mustache, and is wearing a dark coat over a long tunic. He also wears a hat. The man on the right stands with his legs apart, has a mustache and beard, and is wearing a heavy coat with fur trim. He holds a cane. The third man, in the background on the left, is also wearing a dark suit and cap. The ground is rough with rocks and there are additional tents in the blurred background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 18.1 × 16.2 cm (7 1/8 × 6 3/8 in.)
    mount: 59.6 × 44.1 cm (23 7/16 × 17 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.55.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Isaacs Photographs, Malvern, PA); purchased with donated funds by NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

all on mount: lower left printed in black ink: Depose.; lower center printed in black ink: Photographed by R. Fenton Manchester, Published by T Agnew & Sons, April 5th, 1856 / London, P&D Colnaghi & Co Paris, Moulin, 23 Rue Richer New York, William & Co; lower left verso in brown ink: 43. Captain Graham & Captain / Macleod 42th Regiment; all by later hands: lower left in graphite: 237; lower right in graphite: 30m2078c; upper right verso in graphite: 12261-LZ 237 / 2200; lower right verso in graphite: MC:492

Wikidata ID

Q64171040

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