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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
General Cissé and an aide-de-camp
1855Salted paper print | 17.6 x 14.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2506592
Photograph of General Cissé sitting beside an aide-de-camp on a rocky earth ridge. General Cissé sits to the right, facing partly left with his right arm resting on the ridge. He is wearing military uniform with a cap and a medal. The aide-de-camp sits beside him to the left wearing a coat and hat. There is open land behind them.
General Cissé was the Chief of Staff to General Bosquet, one of the senior French military figures during the Crimean War.
Fenton exhibition catalogue (1855) no. 207
General Cissé was the Chief of Staff to General Bosquet, one of the senior French military figures during the Crimean War.
Fenton exhibition catalogue (1855) no. 207
Creator(s)
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Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
17.6 x 14.3 cm (image)
37.4 x 31.3 cm (page dimensions)
General Cissé & Staff Officer
Subject(s)
- 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
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Social sciences
