Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00012751Lord Burghersh, Earl of Westmorland
by Roger Fenton
About the Artwork
In 1855 Fenton traveled to the Crimea, a peninsula on the Black Sea in Eastern Europe, as part of a commercial venture to produce and publish photographs of the Crimean War. In this conflict, French, British, and Turkish troops were fighting against the Russian military. Lord Burghersh (1784–1859), a British soldier and diplomat, traveled to the Crimea in his role as ambassador to Austria; he was involved in negotiations with the Turkish government over the war.
Inscriptions
Imprinted on recto: "Lieut Col. Lord Burghersh, C.B."; Imprinted on recto: "Deposé/No. 228"; Imprinted on recto: "Photographed by R. Fenton/London [?] & D. [illegible]"; Imprinted on recto: "Manchester. Published by T. Agnew & Sons, March 25th, 1856/Paris, Moulin 23, Rue Richer New York Williams [illegible]"; In pencil, recto, lower left: "127"
Provenance
?-2021: William S. and Margaret Lipscomb, Shaker Heights, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH December 6, 2021: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Roger Fenton (British, 1819–1869)
- Date
- 1855
- Medium
- salted paper print
- Dimensions
- Image: 18.3 x 15.2 cm (7 3/16 x 6 in.); Paper: 59.6 x 44 cm (23 7/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Department
- Photography
- Credit line
- Gift of William and Margaret Lipscomb
- Accession no.
- 2021.205
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