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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Captain Forster and officers of the 4th Dragoon Guards
1855Albumen print | 15.9 x 15.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2500409
Photograph of Captain Forster and three officers of the 4th Dragoon Guards gathered outside a tent. One is sitting on a folding chair and the others stand. All are wearing military uniform. There is a horse to the left facing away from the camera and three horses are grazing on the hillside behind.
The 4th Dragoon Guards served during the Crimean War and fought in the Battle of Balaklava.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Army-GB-Cavalry-4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards (1846-1920)Army-GB-Cavalry RegimentsForster, Francis Rowland, Captain (fl.1855)15.9 x 15.6 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
Captn Forster & Officers 4th Dragoon Guards
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
