Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Captain Hughes
1855Salted paper print | 19.3 x 15.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2500564
Photograph of Captain Hughes sitting on a chair facing forwards. His legs are crossed and his left arm is resting on the back of the chair. He is wearing a dark coat and a curtain is draped behind him to the right.
During the Crimean War Captain Hughes was employed on special service in Circassia and informed the allied commanders of the fall of Anapa.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Hughes, Captain (fl.1855)19.3 x 15.6 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Ukraine
- Europe
- 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
- Places
