Reclining Odalisque, 1858, Salted paper print from glass negative, x 39 cm (11 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.), Photographs, Roger

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Reclining Odalisque, 1858, Salted paper print from glass negative, x 39 cm (11 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.), Photographs, Roger Fenton (British, 1819–1869), Fenton made a series of photographs inspired by the Victorian vogue for the exotic trappings of empire, modeled on the harem scenes and odalisques of Eugène Delacroix and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres that he had seen in Paris, and motivated by his desire to elevate the status of photography by tackling themes more frequently treated in painting

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Size: 5012px × 3610px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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