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)
1855Albumen print | 19.0 x 15.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2500241
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.
There is no print of this photograph in the Library of Congress collection.
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.
There is no print of this photograph in the Library of Congress collection.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Major-General James Bucknall Bucknall Estcourt (1802-55)Army-GB19.0 x 15.4 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
General Estcourt
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Engineering & Technology
- Military engineering
- Arms (weapons)
- Side arms (weapons)
- Swords
- Side arms (weapons)
- Arms (weapons)
- Military engineering
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- Engineering & Technology
- 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
