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 sa vrátil späť do Londýna, kde pokračoval v štúdiu maliarstva, teraz pod vedením historického maliara Charlesa Lucyho, ktorý sa stal jeho priateľom a s ktorým od roku 1850 pôsobil na North London School of Drawing and Modelling.