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JAMES MACK (1827-64)
Sailors on the deck of HMS St Jean d'Acre
Sep 1856Albumen print | 16.1 x 17.3 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2945158
Photograph of sailors on the deck of HMS St Jean d'Acre. Four sailors are sitting on the floor, with the man second from the right holding a rope from the cannon behind him. Six others stand behind.
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)
16.1 x 17.3 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
- Military engineering
- Arms (weapons)
- Cannons (weapons)
- Arms (weapons)
- Military engineering
- Engineering & Technology
- Science, Medicine and Technology
