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Roger Fenton (1819-69)

Captain Augustus Henry King 1855

Albumen print | 16.6 x 15.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2500294

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Photograph of Captain King standing beside a horse which is facing left. He is wearing military uniform and holding a riding whip in his right hand and a sword in his left. There is a wooden hut behind him. Captain King served during the Crimean War with the Royal Horse Artillery.
  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    King, Augustus Henry, Captain (d.1899)
    Army-GB-Artillery-Royal Horse Artillery
  • 16.6 x 15.8 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Capt King RHA

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
    Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Horses
            • Ponies
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Military engineering
          • Arms (weapons)
            • Side arms (weapons)
              • Swords
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Buildings
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)