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Lieutenant W Herbert J Disbrowe
1854-6Salted paper print | 18.1 x 14.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2500113
Photograph of Lieutenant William Herbert John Disbrowe (1835-58) seated in an armchair facing left with his head turned towards the camera. He is wearing military uniform with a sash and epaulets and is holding a sword with both hands. His hat is on the table behind him.
Lieutenant Disbrowe served in the Crimean War with his brother Lieutenant Edward Amelius Disbrowe, who was killed at the Battle of Inkerman. The Disbrowe family would have been known to Queen Victoria, since several of its members had served in the Royal Household.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Lietenant W Herbert J Disbrowe (d. c. 1860)Army-GB-Infantry-17th (The Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot (1783-1881)18.1 x 14.0 cm (image)
29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
Lieutenant W. Herbert J. Disbrowe, 17th Regiment [in Crimean War: Crimean Officers' Portraits, 1854-1856]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- 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
- Social sciences
