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)
1855Salted 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)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Major-General James Bucknall Bucknall Estcourt (1802-55)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)
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Wars
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Military affairs
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
