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British Museum Gallery of Antiquities & Houses of Parliament

Roger Fenton, 1857

National Science and Media Museum, Bradford

These two works are part of the Royal Photographic Society Collection. The collection was formed as a record of the Society's history and a history of photography. It covers the period from pre-photography, including works by William H F Talbot, Henry Peach Robinson, Julia Margaret Cameron and British and American secession photography. In addition to approximately 270,000 photographs supported by the Art Fund grant the collection also includes photographic equipment, negatives, books etc.

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Title of artwork, date

British Museum Gallery of Antiquities & Houses of Parliament, 1857

Date supported

2003

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