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Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion

ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Captain George Thorne George

1855

Salted paper print | 19.6 x 15.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2500312

Photograph of Captain George seated in a chair built around the stump of a tree. He holds a sword in his left hand and there is a man standing beside him to the left resting his right hand on his hip. Two tents and a hillside can be seen behind. Captain George served during the Crimean War with the 4th Light Dragoons.

  • Creator(s)

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    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

  • 19.6 x 15.8 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Captain George 4th Lt Dgns

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
        • Travel Goods
          • Tents
      • 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)
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