Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Colonel George Calvert Clarke
1855Albumen print | 19.9 x 14.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2500353
Photograph of Colonel Clarke seated on an upturned wicker basket facing slightly right with his legs crossed. He is wearing military uniform and a coat and holding a sword in his left hand. There is a bag on the floor by his feet and a cloth backdrop behind him.
Colonel Clarke served with the Scots Greys during the Crimean War.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Army-GB-Cavalry RegimentsColonel George Calvert Clarke (d. 1900)Army-GB-Cavalry-2nd (Royal North British) Dragoons (1846-1866)19.9 x 14.0 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
Col Clarke - Scots Greys -
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)
- Containers
- Bags (containers)
- 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
