Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Camp of the 4th Dragoons
1855Albumen print | 16.1 x 16.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2500368
Photograph of a group of soldiers from the 4th Dragoon Guards gathered on a hillside around a wooden hut with French soldiers and Mrs Rogers. One man is lying down and the rest are standing or sitting. Mrs Rogers stands to the right holding a container and a man is mounted on a horse behind her facing left.
The 4th Dragoon Guards served during the Crimean War and fought in the Battle of Balaklava. Mrs Rogers, the wife of a non-commissioned officer, acted as a cook and laundress for the regiment.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Mrs RogersArmy-GB-Cavalry-4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards (1846-1920)Army-GB-Cavalry Regiments16.1 x 16.4 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
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Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Horses
- Animal husbandry
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Domestic architecture
- Huts
- Domestic architecture
- Architecture
- 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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
