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Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
ATTRIBUTED TO FELIX NADAR (1820-1910)
Admiral Armand Joseph Bruat (1796-1855)
1854-6Albumen print | 17.2 x 13.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2500016
Photograph of Admiral Armand Joseph Bruat, seated looking slightly to the right. He is wearing naval uniform with epaulets and medals and is holding a bicorn hat in his right hand. His left arm is resting on a table to the right and there is a curtain draped behind. This is a photographic reproduction of an earlier image.
Admiral Armand Joseph Bruat commanded the French Fleet during the Crimean War. He died of cholera on his return voyage to France in November 1855.
Admiral Armand Joseph Bruat commanded the French Fleet during the Crimean War. He died of cholera on his return voyage to France in November 1855.
Creator(s)
Attributed to Felix Nadar (1820-1910) (photographer)
17.2 x 13.2 cm (image)
29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
Admiral Armaud Joseph Bruat, Commander of the Channel Fleet, c. 1854 [in Crimean Officers' Portraits, 1854 - 1856]
Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Social sciences
- Military affairs
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Wars
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Crimean War (1853-1856)
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Wars
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Military affairs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
