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Record of historical events

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

JABEZ HUGHES (1819-84)

Captain William Archer Amherst, 3rd Earl Amherst (1836–1910)

1883 copy after 1854-6 original

Carbon print | 19.9 x 14.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2500060

Photograph of Captain William Archer Amherst, 3rd Earl Amherst standing facing slightly right holding a sword upright with both hands. He is wearing military uniform with epaulets and a sash. This photograph, printed by Jabez Hughes in 1883, is a carbon print pasted over the original photograph.

Captain William Archer Amherst, 3rd Earl Amherst fought in the Crimean War and was badly wounded at the Battle of Inkerman. He later served as an MP.
  • Creator(s)

    Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (printer)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

  • 19.9 x 14.5 cm (image)
    29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)

  • Captain the Hon William Archer Amhurst, Coldstream Guards, 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
      • 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)