Roger Fenton (1819-1869)

Roger Fenton (1819-1869)

MARÉCHAL PÉLISSIER, Duke of Malakoff (1794-1864), June1855. Uncut rich salt print from wet collodian glass negative, image size, 205 x 170mm, mounted onto period album leave (345 x 240mm), titled and dated in an unknown hand.

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Photograph of Maréchal Pélissier seated with his right arm hooked over the back of the chair. He is wearing military uniform with a sash and insignia. There is a building behind him. Maréchal Pélissier commanded the French troops during the Siege of Sevastopol and was made Marshal of France shortly after. He later became the Governor General of Algeria.