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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Major Hallewell at the end of a day's work

1855

RCIN 2500376

Hallewell was a distant relation of Grace Maynard, Fenton’s wife. The families shared ancestry going back to the early eighteenth century. He was an accomplished artist and a watercolour panorama of Sebastopol that he presented to Queen Victoria in 1855 remains in the Royal Collection today. This is one of a number of staged photographs of camp life, showing soldiers relaxing at the end of a day’s work.

From the collection of the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII

    The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.