Fenton created Pasha and Bayadere in 1858 as part of a series of photographs inspired by his recent expedition to photograph the Crimean War. It is an important and beautiful expression of an orientalist theme in British art of the nineteenth century and reflects the Victorian fascination with the ‘exotic’ east. Fenton himself appears as the ‘Pasha’ and the musician is the English landscape painter, Frank Dillon, who originally owned the print.
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Title of artwork, date
Pasha and Bayadere, 1858
Date supported
2010
Medium and material
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
42 x 38 cm
Grant
49000
Total cost
108506
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