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Roger Fenton (1819-69)

Col Dickson RE 1855

Albumen print | 16.5 x 15.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2500263

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Photograph of Colonel Dickson standing beside a horse facing left. He is wearing a fur lined coat and holding a sword in his left hand. A hill can be seen behind.

Colonel Dickson served during the Crimean War and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Siege of Sevastopol.

Fenton exhibition catalogue (1855) no.199.
  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Subject(s)
    Dickson, Colonel (fl.1855)
    Army-GB-Royal Engineers
  • 16.5 x 15.2 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Sir Collingwood Dickson (1817-1904)

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
    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)