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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

JAMES ROBERTSON (1813-88)

French cemetery

1855-1856

Salted paper print | 22.5 x 30.0 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2500767

Photograph of the French cemetery near Sevastopol. There are a number of stone headstones with their inscriptions visible. To the left there is a grave surrounded by a wrought iron fence. There are low stone walls between the graves and a taller one behind. Hills can be seen in the distance. The French, like the British, created a number of cemeteries where regiments had camped during the Siege of Sevastopol.
  • Creator(s)

    James Robertson (1813-88) (photographer)

  • 22.5 x 30.0 cm (image) (image)

    31.8 x 37.4 cm (mount)

  • French cemetery [title on contents list]. [Crimean War photographs by Robertson].

  • From the collection of Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Ukraine
          • Crimea
            • Sevastopol [Crimea]
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Town planning, landscapes and gardens
        • Cemeteries
      • Architecture
        • Ecclesiastical & religious architecture
          • Funerary architecture