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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 Portal, 4th Light Dragoons, equipped for Balaklava

1855

Albumen print | 14.8 x 15.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2500451

Photograph of Captain Portal standing beside a horse. He is wearing a winter coat and smoking a cigar. A man stands by the horse's head wearing a fur hat, and another man stands to the right. There is open land behind. Captain Portal served with the 4th Light Dragoons during the Crimean War. In this photograph he is equipped to fight in the Battle of Balaklava.
  • Creator(s)

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    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

  • 14.8 x 15.9 cm (image)
    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Officers of the 4th Lt Dg

  • 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
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Horses
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)