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)
1855Albumen print | 14.2 x 15.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2500014
Photograph of General Bosquet mounted on his horse Bayard. He is facing left and is wearing full military uniform including a bicorn hat. There is a tent behind and a camp can be seen in the distance.
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. The horse is named after a French knight, Pierre Terrail, Chevalier de Bayard (1473-1524) who was said to be 'the knight without fear and beyond reproach'.
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. The horse is named after a French knight, Pierre Terrail, Chevalier de Bayard (1473-1524) who was said to be 'the knight without fear and beyond reproach'.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Pierre François Joseph Bosquet, General (1810-61)Army-France-InfantryArmy-FranceArmy-France-Maréchals des Logis14.2 x 15.9 cm (image)
29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
Mareschal Bosquet on his horse Bayard
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
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
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Horses
- Animal husbandry
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Travel Goods
- Tents
- Travel Goods
- Agriculture and related techniques
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
