Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
GUSTAVE LE GRAY (1820-84)
La Messe (Camp de Chalons)
1857Albumen print | 27.7 x 35.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2934242
Photograph showing a group of army commanders and generals at Chalons. The group stand to the left of the print looking towards an altar. There is a large cross on the altar. The steps to the altar are lined with troops. A large group of troops can be seen in the distant background.
Creator(s)
Gustave Le Gray (1820-84) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Army-France-Zouavesannotation: La Messe. (Camp de Chalons.) 1857. [beneath work]
27.7 x 35.1 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- France
- Franche Comté [France]
- Chalon-sur-Saône [France]
- Franche Comté [France]
- France
- Europe
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- Costume-North Africa
- Public life
- Ceremonies
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
