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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
General John Lysaght Pennefather (1800-1872)
Apr 1855Albumen print | 19.4 x 15.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2500233
Photograph of General Pennefather seated on a rock facing slightly left. His legs are crossed and he is wearing a long coat and peaked hat. Two figures sit behind him to the left. This photograph has been cropped to remove the original vignetting at the top edge of the print.
During the Crimean War General Pennefather was responsible for the dramatic allied victory at the Battle of Inkerman.
Fenton exhibition catalogue of 1855 no. 224.
During the Crimean War General Pennefather was responsible for the dramatic allied victory at the Battle of Inkerman.
Fenton exhibition catalogue of 1855 no. 224.
Creator(s)
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Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
19.4 x 15.6 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
General Pennefather
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- 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
- Science, Medicine and Technology
