Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
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)
Roger 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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
