Reclining Smoker c.1857
Albumen print | 17.0 x 20.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2906231
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Photograph of a full length portrait of a male figure reclining on an animal pelt with his right hand supporting his head. He wears a head covering and holds a long cane in his left hand. In the foreground lies a reed mat near the man's feet and in the background is an open tent made from rushes or reeds.
Another copy of this photograph is reproduced in G Baldwin, 'Roger Fenton - Pasha and Bayadere' (1996), p.64, where it is dated c1858 and identified as a salt print, in the collection of the International Museum of Photography, George Eastman House, Rochester, NY.Provenance
From an album of photographs collected and arranged by Prince Albert
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
17.0 x 20.2 cm (image)
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Alternative title(s)
Study - Arab [Reclining Smoker]