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Captain Frederick Sayer (d.1868)

1854-6

Salted paper print | 21.6 x 17.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2500107

Photograph of Captain Frederick Sayer standing facing partly left. His left arm is behind his back and he is holding a cap in his right hand as well as holding onto the back of a chair. He is wearing a dress coat and a medal.

Captain Frederick Sayer served with the 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers) in the Crimean War and was badly wounded at the Battle of Alma.

  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

  • 21.6 x 17.4 cm (image)

    29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)

  • Captain Frederick Sayer, 23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers, c.1855 [in Crimean Officers Portraits, 1854 - 1856]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Plastic arts
        • Numismatics
          • Medals
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)
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