Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
FERDINAND MULNIER (ACTIVE C. 1860-90)
General Emile Mellinet (1798-1894)
1854-6Salted paper print | 19.0 x 14.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2500101
Photograph of General Emile Mellinet standing with his head turned slightly to the right and his left leg slightly forwards. He is wearing military uniform with epaulets and insignia and is holding a hat in his right hand. There is a patterned carpet on the floor. The photograph has been signed by the photographer to the right.
General Emile Mellinet was an eminent French soldier who served in Algeria and the Crimean War. He was wounded in the cheek during the Siege of Sevastopol.
General Emile Mellinet was an eminent French soldier who served in Algeria and the Crimean War. He was wounded in the cheek during the Siege of Sevastopol.
Creator(s)
Ferdinand Mulnier (active c. 1860-90) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Army-France-Imperial GuardGeneral Emile Mellinet (1798-1894)19.0 x 14.6 cm (image)
29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
General Emilie Mellinet, Commander of Division of Imperial Guards, c.1856 [in Crimean Officers Portraits, 1854 - 1856]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- Engineering & Technology
- Military engineering
- Arms (weapons)
- Side arms (weapons)
- Swords
- Side arms (weapons)
- Arms (weapons)
- Military engineering
- 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
