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Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion

ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

General Pierre François Joseph Bosquet (1810-1861)

1855

Albumen print | 16.7 x 14.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2500330

Photograph of General Bosquet mounted on his horse Bayard facing left with his head turned towards the camera. He is wearing military uniform and a bicorn hat and has a sword by his side. A tent and hillside can be seen behind. General Bosquet was a senior French military figure during the Crimean War and was involved in the Siege of Sevastopol and the Battle of Inkerman.
  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Pierre François Joseph Bosquet, General (1810-61)
    Army-France-Infantry
    Army-France
    Army-France-Maréchals des Logis
  • 16.7 x 14.9 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • General Bosquet on Bayard

  • Subject(s)
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Horses
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Travel Goods
          • Tents
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs