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Record of historical events

Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion

ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Colonel Richard Wilbraham (1811-1909)

1855

Albumen print | 18.6 x 15.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2500261

Photograph of Colonel Wilbraham seated in front of a tent facing partly left. He is wearing military uniform and holds a sword in his left hand and a pair of binoculars in his right. A bag sits on the ground beside him to the right.

Colonel Wilbraham served as Adjutant General of the British forces during the Crimean War.

Fenton exhibition catalogue (1855) no. 196.
  • Creator(s)

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    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

  • 18.6 x 15.8 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Col Wilbraham

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
        • Travel Goods
          • Tents
        • Precision mechanisms & instruments
          • Binoculars
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Military engineering
          • Arms (weapons)
            • Side arms (weapons)
              • Swords
        • Packaging
          • Bags (containers)
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)