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Lord Burghersh, Earl of Westmorland

Lord Burghersh, Earl of Westmorland

1855
(British, 1819–1869)
England
salted paper print
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.)
Gift of William and Margaret Lipscomb 2021.205
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Roger Fenton was one of the pioneers of war photography.

Description

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.
  • ?-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
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2021.205