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JAMES MACK (1827-64)
Embassy servants on the deck of HMS St Jean d'Acre
Sep 1856Albumen print | 22.7 x 26.9 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2945157
Photograph of Embassy servants on the deck of HMS St Jean d'Acre. They are gathered in a group with five men sitting on the side of the ship. There is a cannon to either side of them and rigging behind. In the foreground there are coils of rope.
This photograph was taken by Corporal J Mack during the coronation celebrations of Alexander II, Emperor of Russia. Lord Granville, who led the British delegation, travelled to Russia on HMS St Jean d'Acre.
Creator(s)
James Mack (1827-64) (photographer)
22.7 x 26.9 cm (image) (image)
- Presented to Queen Victoria by Lord Panmure (later known as Lord Dalhousie) in November 1856
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Engineering & Technology
- Vessels (marine)
- Ships
- Military engineering
- Arms (weapons)
- Cannons (weapons)
- Arms (weapons)
- Vessels (marine)
- Engineering & Technology
- Places
- Europe
- Russia
- Europe
- Science, Medicine and Technology
