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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Four officers of the 42nd Regiment

1855

Albumen print | 19.3 x 16.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2500387

Photograph of four officers of the 42nd Regiment. Two officers stand to the left looking right with one seated in the centre on a rock covered with animal furs and the fourth standing to the right facing left. They all wear military uniform with the officer on the far left wearing a kilt and the officer beside him wearing a tartan jacket. Several carry long swords. There are two tents and a wooden hut on the hillside behind them. The 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, also known as the Black Watch, formed part of the Highland Brigade during the Crimean War.
  • Creator(s)

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    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

  • 19.3 x 16.0 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • 4 Officers of the 42nd

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
        • Travel Goods
          • Tents
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)