Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Group of 4th Dragoon Guards
1855Albumen print | 15.9 x 16.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2500367
Photograph of a group of soldiers from the 4th Dragoon Guards gathered on a hillside around a wooden hut. One man is lying down and the rest are standing or sitting. There is a horse facing left and a man standing in front of it smoking a long pipe and looking down at a sheep. All are wearing military uniform.
The 4th Dragoon Guards served during the Crimean War and fought in the Battle of Balaklava.
Creator(s)
View person pageRoger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
15.9 x 16.5 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
Group 4th Draggon Guards
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Horses
- Sheep
- Animal husbandry
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Domestic architecture
- Huts
- Domestic architecture
- Architecture
- 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
