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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

ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

General James Bucknall Estcourt (1802-1855)

1855

Salted paper print | 19.6 x 15.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2506580

Photograph of General Estcourt standing facing left with his right arm resting on an ivy covered wall. He is wearing military uniform and a feathered bicorn hat. There is a window behind him to the right. General Estcourt was a chief staff officer during the Crimean War and died of cholera in the Crimea. He was a close friend of Lord Raglan, the commander of the British troops during the Crimean War.
  • Creator(s)

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    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

  • 19.6 x 15.9 cm (image)

    37.4 x 31.3 cm (page dimensions)

  • Major General Estcourt

  • Subject(s)
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)