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 | 29.6 x 37.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2934243
Photograph showing a religious ceremony. There are lines of troops in the background. In the middle-ground is an altar, on which stands a crucifix and candles. In front of the altar, at the centre of the photograph, is a group of women seated on chairs, accompanied by army generals. Groups of people stand in the foreground, observing the ceremony. In the distant background are a large number of tents.
Creator(s)
Gustave Le Gray (1820-84) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Army-France-Zouavesannotation: La Messe, (Camp de Chalons.) 1857. [beneath work]
29.6 x 37.0 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
