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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Kamara Heights in the distance, Artillery Waggons in the foreground
Apr 1855Salted paper print | 26.9 x 34.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2500518
Photograph taken on the Plateau of Sevastopol with Kamara Heights visible in the distance. In the foreground there is a group of wooden artillery waggons with horses grazing in the area directly behind. A large campsite stretches across the plateau behind. This is one of a series of eleven photographs which create a panoramic picture of the Plateau of Sevastopol.
The Siege of Sevastopol was a major component of the Crimean War, lasting from October 1854 to September 1855. The troops engaged in the siege camped in the countryside surrounding the town.
Creator(s)
View person pageRoger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
26.9 x 34.7 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
Panoramic Series
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Travel Goods
- Tents
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Travel Goods
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Horses
- Animal husbandry
- Engineering & Technology
- Military engineering
- Arms (weapons)
- Gun Carriages
- Arms (weapons)
- Military engineering
- 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