Sensational photo-historical findings in Budapest
Posted by photonovice on June 22nd, 2007
Twelve original photos made by Roger Fenton – one of the most important photographers of the nineteenth century – have been found in the Library of Manuscripts and Rarities of Eötvös Lóránd University (ELTE), Budapest, Hungary. These works from the dawn of photography are without example in Hungary and it is still a mystery how and when they got to the Library or even to the country.
Roger Fenton was a pioneer of photography and regarded as the first war photographer photo-documenting the Crimean War in 1855 in extremely difficult circumstances (he got cholera and broke several of his ribs).
The found photos were made as salted paper and albumen prints and require special protection and care. Ten of the twelve images – sized 30×40cm in average – were made in 1856, two in 1858 - as a trusted photography history expert determined.
Original article in Hungarian on index.hu
June 22nd, 2007 at 2:27 pm
Sensational photo-historical findings in Budapest…
Twelve original photos made by Roger Fenton – one of the most important photographers of the nineteenth century – have been found in a university library in Budapest, Hungary. It is still a mystery how and when they got to the library or even to the co…
June 22nd, 2007 at 2:48 pm
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January 15th, 2008 at 8:31 am
The first war photographer was an unknown author of somee pictures taken in a USA Mexico battle in 1847.
the firs known war photographer is Carol Popp de Szathmari (Szathmary) who took photos of the Crimean War troupes in 1853 and in early 1854. by the time that Fenton got to the war zone, Szathmari’s photos were already known internationally.
February 10th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
YOU’VE BEEN RONG INFORMED.THE FHIRST WAR PHOTOGRAPHER WAS CAROL POPP DE SZATHMARY FROM ROMANIA.HE CAPTURED THE FHIRST WAR PHOTOS IN CRIMEEA IN 1853 AND IN ROMANIA IN 1854.HE USED TO SEND PHOTO ALBUMS TO QUEEN VICTORIA OF THE ENGLAND AND TO NAPOLEON 3.
May 12th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
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