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JABEZ HUGHES (1819-84)
General Sir William Codrington and Headquarters Staff
1883 copy after 1855 originalCarbon print | 19.6 x 14.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2500117
Group photograph of soldiers who worked at the British Headquarters during the Crimean War. From left to right are Mr Campbell from the Balaclava railway; William G Romaine the Deputy Judge Advocate; Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Blane (1809-71), the Military Secretary; Lieutenant-Colonel L Curzon (1829-91); Major William Boyle (1830-1908); Major-General Sir H Barnard (1799-1857); Dr Smith; Lieutenant Edward Chidde Cockburn (1858-1903); Lieutenant-General Sir William Codrington (1804-84); Captain Jasper Hall; Captain Arthur Ponsonby (1827-68) and Lieutenant-Colonel St George Gerard Foley (1814-97). All are wearing military uniform. The headquarters building can be seen behind. This photograph, printed by Jabez Hughes in 1883, is a carbon print pasted over the original photograph.
Creator(s)
Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (printer)
Subject(s)
Mr CampbellWilliam Govett Romaine (b. 1816)Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blane (1809-71)Curzon, Sir Leicester, General, KCB, KCMG (1829-1891)Army-GB-Infantry-Rifle Brigade, 1st BnHon. William Boyle, Lieutenant-Colonel (1830-1908)Army-GB-Infantry-89th Regiment of Foot (1792-1866)Sir Henry William Barnard (1799-1857)Smith, Dr (fl.1855)Sir Edward Cludde Cockburn, 8th Baronet (1858-1903)Army-GB-Cavalry-11th Prince Albert's Own Hussars (1846-1920)Army-GB-Cavalry RegimentsGeneral Sir William John Codrington (1804-84)Captain Jasper Hall (active 1855)Army-GB-Infantry-4th (or the King's Own) Regiment of Foot (1680-1866)General St George Foley (1814-97)Army-GBPonsonby, Arthur Edward Valette, Captain (1827-1868)19.6 x 14.3 cm (image)
29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
General Sir William Codrington, KCB and Headquarters Staff at headquarters, c. December 1855 [in Crimean Officers Portraits, 1854 - 1856]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology