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Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion

ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Lieutenant Walter Aston Fox Strangways (1832-1885)

1855

Albumen print | 19.6 x 16.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2500308

Photograph of Lieutenant Strangways mounted on a horse facing left. He is holding the reins in his right hand and there is a sword and bag attached to his saddle. There is a hill behind him and a building to the right. Lieutenant Strangways served with the Royal Horse Artillery during the Crimean War.
  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Strangways, Walter Aston Fox, Lieutenant (1832-1885)
    Army-GB-Artillery-Royal Horse Artillery
  • 19.6 x 16.2 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Lt Strangways RHA

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Horses
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Architecture
        • Domestic architecture
          • Huts
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs