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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Nubian servants with horses
27 Apr 1855RCIN 2500416
These servants were from a region of North Africa called Nubia, which at the time of the Crimean War was part of the Ottoman Empire. Nubian servants appear in a number of Fenton’s photographs, perhaps chosen because they would have seemed exotic to a Victorian audience.
From the collection of the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII
From the collection of the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII
