Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
JAMES ROBERTSON (1813-88)
Church of St Peter and St Paul
1855-1856Salted paper print | 23.2 x 30.7 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2500660
Photograph of the church of St Peter and St Paul in Sevastopol. The church is in the Russian classical style with doric columns and a low roof with a small pediment. The upper half of a column at the front of the church is missing. The church is surrounded by trees and a low stone balustrade. There are several wooden carts by the entrance to the church with a horse standing beside them to the right, blurred slightly through movement.
The church was badly damaged during the Siege of Sevastopol, and many of its statues were moved to the chapel of the French embassy in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul).
The church was badly damaged during the Siege of Sevastopol, and many of its statues were moved to the chapel of the French embassy in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul).
Creator(s)
James Robertson (1813-88) (photographer)
23.2 x 30.7 cm (image) (image)
31.5 x 37.0 cm (mount)
Church of Sts. Peter & Paul. [Crimean War photographs by Robertson].
- From the collection of Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Ukraine
- Crimea
- Sevastopol [Crimea]
- St Peter & St Paul Cathedral [Sevastopol]
- Sevastopol [Crimea]
- Crimea
- Ukraine
- Europe
- Social sciences
- Military affairs
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Wars
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Crimean War (1853-1856)
- Crimean campaign (Crimean War)
- Siege of Sevastopol, 1854-55 (Crimean War)
- Crimean campaign (Crimean War)
- Crimean War (1853-1856)
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Wars
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Military affairs
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Architectural history
- Neo-Classical architecture
- Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
- Christian church architecture
- Churches
- Christian church architecture
- Architectural history
- Architecture
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
