Zouave, 2nd Division, 1855, Salted paper print from collodion glass negative, Image: 7 5/8 × 6 7/16 in. (19.4 × 16.4 cm), Photographs, Roger Fenton (British, 1819–1869), In 1855 Fenton sailed to Balaklava to document Britain’s involvement in the Crimean War. His genre scenes capturing elaborately outfitted soldiers of diverse nationalities provided viewers in England with a vicarious experience of war and satisfied their taste for exotic and picturesque imagery
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Zouave, 2nd Division, 1855, Salted paper print, collodion glass negative, Image, 7 5/8, 6 7/16, 19.4, 16.4 cm, Photographs, Roger Fenton, British, 1819–1869, Fenton, sailed, Balaklava, document Britain, involvement, Crimean War, genre scenes, capturing, elaborately, outfitted, soldiers, diverse nationalities, provided, viewers, England, vicarious experience, war, satisfied, taste, exotic, picturesque imagery
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