ROGER FENTON Captain Fay Crimean War salt print

ROGER FENTON Captain Fay Crimean War salt print
ROGER FENTON Captain Fay On General Bosquet's Staff, April 5th, 1855, 8.125x5.5" Salt Print ASG# RF2/1032 on original 23.5x17.5" album page with printed information

Luminescent print, as rich as a salt print can be, the Captain is sitting in uniform holding a small sword.

Roger Fenton (1819-1869) celebrated in the History of Photography for work made as one of the first war photographers, photographing the English in Crimean War March 8 to June 26, 1855, against the Russians. He was a founder and first Secretary of the great British Royal Photographic Society. Besides scenic his architectural views are highly regarded. He had a short photographic career from 1852-1862 then sold his negatives and prints to Francis Frith. Credit Luminous Lint
Condition: Excellent. Tones are 10 on a scale of 10, mount has large section bottom half right with a brown fat stain that does not impact the tones of the print. Mount fair, is brittle with a small tear lower middle edge; light foxing edges of mount and on mount