About this artwork
Roger Fenton was strongly influenced by Sir Walter Scott in the choice of his subject matter in Scotland. Melrose Abbey was made famous by Scott's 'The Lay of the Last Minstrel' although there is a certain irony in the popular photography of the subject. The verse recommends viewing the ruin by pale moonlight whereas pictures of it were normally taken in bright sunlight as it is quite obvious from this photograph.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Roger FentonBritish (1819 - 1869)
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title:Melrose Abbey
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date created:1856
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materials:Salt print from a collodion negative
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measurements:34.00 x 42.80 cm
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credit line:Presented anonymously through the good offices of Christie's 1998
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accession number:PGP 233.2
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Roger Fenton
Roger Fenton
Roger Fenton was one of the finest photographers of his day working with landscape and architecture. Having been impressed by the work of 'the first real photographic organisation', the Société Héliographique in France, he became one of the founders of the Photographic Society of London in 1853. In...
