By 1847 Fenton had returned to London where he continued to study painting under the tutelage of the history painter Charles Lucy, who became his friend and with whom, starting in 1850, he served on the board of the North London School of Drawing and Modelling.
Do roku 1847 se Fenton vrátil zpět do Londýna, kde pokračoval ve studiu malířství, nyní pod opatrovnictvím historického malíře Charlese Lucyho, který se stal jeho přítelem a se kterým od roku 1850 působil na North London School of Drawing and Modelling.