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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Captain Francis Baring

1855

Albumen print | 19.1 x 12.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2500277

Photograph of Captain Baring standing by the doorway of a wooden building. He is wearing a dark coat and holds a cigar in his right hand and a sword in his left.

Captain Baring served during the Crimean War with the Scots Fusilier Guards and held the position of Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General.

The photograph has been cropped on the left and right sides of the print.
Fenton exhibition catalogue (1855) no. 194.
  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Captain Francis Baring (active 1855)
    Army-GB-Infantry-Scots Fusilier Guards (1832-1877)
  • 19.1 x 12.4 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Capt Baring

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Military engineering
          • Arms (weapons)
            • Side arms (weapons)
              • Swords
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs