Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Captain Arthur John Layard (1819-55)
1883 copy after 1855 originalCarbon print | 16.3 x 16.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2500104
Photograph of Captain Layard standing beside a horse, both facing left. He is wearing military uniform and holding the reins in his right hand and a sword in his left. There is a tent behind him to the left. This photograph, printed by Jabez Hughes in 1883, is a carbon print pasted over the original photograph.
Captain Layard was aide-de-camp to General Pennefather during the Crimean War and died of disease in 1855.
Captain Layard was aide-de-camp to General Pennefather during the Crimean War and died of disease in 1855.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (printer)
Subject(s)
Captain Arthur John Layard (1819-1855)Army-GB16.3 x 16.3 cm (image)
29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
Captain Arthur John Layard, served on the staff of SIr John Pennefather
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Travel Goods
- Tents
- Clothing
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Horses
- Animal husbandry
- 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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
