Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Colonel Francis Seymour (1813-1890)
1883 copy after 1855 originalCarbon print | 20.1 x 15.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2500080
Photograph of Colonel Seymour standing in front of a sheet of cloth with a wooden wall behind. He is wearing military uniform and a winter coat and is resting his right foot on a stone. He holds a sword in his left hand. This photograph, printed by Jabez Hughes in 1883, is a carbon print pasted over the original photograph.
Colonel Seymour served during the Crimean War and was injured during the Siege of Sevastopol. He later commanded the British troops in Malta.
Colonel Seymour served during the Crimean War and was injured during the Siege of Sevastopol. He later commanded the British troops in Malta.
Creator(s)
View person pageRoger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (printer)
20.1 x 15.4 cm (image)
29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
Colonel Francis Seymour, KCB, Scots Fusilier Guards
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- 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
- Science, Medicine and Technology
