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 originalCarbon 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.
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)
Subject(s)
Captain William Archer Amherst, 3rd Earl Amherst (1836-1910)Army-GB-Infantry-Coldstream Guards (1819-)Army-GB19.9 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
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- Engineering & Technology
- Military engineering
- Arms (weapons)
- Side arms (weapons)
- Swords
- Side arms (weapons)
- Arms (weapons)
- Military engineering
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- 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
- Science, Medicine and Technology
