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ATTRIBUTED TO NADAR (1820-1910)

Admiral Armand Joseph Bruat (1796-1855)

1854-6

Albumen 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.

  • Creator(s)

    Attributed to Nadar (1820-1910) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Armand Joseph Bruat, Admiral (1796-1855)
    Navy-France

  • 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
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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