Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Colonel Frederick George Shewell (1809-1856)
1883 copy after 1855 originalCarbon print | 16.5 x 15.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2500098
Photograph of Colonel Shewell mounted on a horse facing left. He is wearing military uniform and has a sword attached to his belt. A campsite can be seen behind him to the right. This photograph, printed by Jabez Hughes in 1883, is a carbon print pasted over the original photograph.
During the Crimean War Colonel Shewell commanded the 8th Hussars.
During the Crimean War Colonel Shewell commanded the 8th Hussars.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (printer)
Subject(s)
Colonel Frederick George Shewell, CB (1809-1856)Army-GB-Cavalry-8th (King's Royal Irish) Light Dragoons (1810-1824)Army-GB-Cavalry Regiments16.5 x 15.2 cm (image)
29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
Colonel Frederick George Shewell, KCB, Commander of 8th Hussars
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Travel Goods
- Tents
- Clothing
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Horses
- Animal husbandry
- 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
