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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Four officers of the 42nd Regiment
1855Albumen 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)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Army-GB-Infantry-42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot (1760-1862)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
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Travel Goods
- Tents
- 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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
