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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 Richard George Amhurst Luard (1827-1891)

1855

Albumen print | 15.6 x 10.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2500280

Photograph of Captain Luard sitting on a rock facing partly right. He is wearing a winter coat and peaked hat and holds a telescope in his right hand. Behind him is a tent. Captain Luard served in the Crimean War with the 77th Regiment of Foot and later commanded the British troops in Canada.
  • Creator(s)

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    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

  • 15.6 x 10.9 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Capt Luard 77 Regt

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
        • Precision mechanisms & instruments
          • Telescopes
        • 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)