Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00007829The Valley of the Shadow of Death
by Roger Fenton
Inscriptions
Printed recto, on mount, lower left, in black ink: "Deposé."; recto, on mount, lower right, in black ink: "The Valley of the Shadow of Death."; recto, on mount, along bottom edge, in black ink: "Photographed by R. Fenton. Manchester, Published by T. Agnew & Sons, Jan'y 1st 1856. / London, P. & D. Colnaghi H[?] Paris, Moulin, 23, Rue Richer. New York, Williams H[?]"; inscribed recto, on mount, lower right corner, in graphite: "8"; unmarked verso
Exhibition history
Art Institute of Chicago, "The Photographer's Curator: Hugh Edwards at the Art Institute of Chicago, 1959-1970," May 24-October 29, 2017. (Elizabeth Siegel)
Publications
Fenton, Roger. 1856. "Photographs Taken in the Crimea." Thomas Agnes & sons. pl. 8.
Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Roger Fenton / English, 1819–1869
- Date
- 1855
- Medium
- Salted paper print, plate 8 from the album "Photographs Taken in the Crimea" (1856)
- Dimensions
- Image/paper: 27 × 36.4 cm (10 11/16 × 14 3/8 in.); Mount: 42.5 × 58.9 cm (16 3/4 × 23 1/4 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- salted paper print
- Style
- 19th century
- Place
- England
- Department
- Photography and Media
- Credit line
- Hugh Edwards Photography and Media Purchase Fund
- Accession no.
- 1969.434
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