Roger Fenton

Five albumen prints. Four titled in pencil in an unknown hand on the reverse. Four with printed paper labels bearing the title on the mounts. Individually mounted.

Private German collection

These prints are in very good general condition. All are very slightly yellowed, four are slightly faded along the edges. One with a spot (approx. 3mm) of surface dirt in the upper right quadrant. One with a small, retouched loss (approx. 8mm) in the top layer at the lower edge. One with very light skinning (approx. 2 times 1 cm long) of the top layer at the lower edge.
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The four known titles are:
Tintern Abbey;
Raglan Castle, the Barbicans and Archway into Pitched Court;
Furness Abbey, Arch in central Transept;
Furness Abbey, Arch looking into the Chapter House