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 (1802-55)
1883 copy after 1855 originalCarbon print | 19.0 x 13.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2500021
Photograph of General Estcourt standing facing left with his right arm resting on a stone wall. He is wearing military uniform and has a sword tied to his belt. This photograph, printed by Jabez Hughes in 1883, is a carbon print pasted over the original photograph.
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.
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)
View person pageRoger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (printer)
19.0 x 13.9 cm (image)
29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
Major General James Bucknall Estcourt, Adjutant General
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
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
- Science, Medicine and Technology
