Roger Fenton Photographs
Mr. Roger Fenton considered "Mr. British Photography" was the grandson of a self-made textile magnate from Manchester and the son of a Liberal member of Parliament. He was wealthy, well educated, and well connected.
"Firsts"
In 1852 he brought back the first photographs of Moscow to be seen in England. He was the first photographer granted easy access to the British royal family. He played an important role in the founding of the Photographic Society, the first professional body of its kind in Britain. He was also the first official photographer of the British Museum, or any museum.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
All the Mighty World: The Photographs of Roger Fenton, 1852 - 1860
Through August 21, 2005, Robert Lehman Wing