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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 William Affleck King (1830-1886)

1855

Albumen print | 19.9 x 15.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2500346

Photograph of Lieutenant King standing next to a horse, both facing left. He is wearing military uniform with a coat and tall cap and holds a sword in his left hand. Another man stands to the left holding the horse's head and there is a row of tents to the right. A hillside can be seen behind.

Lieutenant King served with the 4th Light Dragoons during the Crimean War. King rode in the Charge of the Light Brigade.
  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Lieutenant William Affleck King (1830-1886)
    Army-GB-Cavalry-4th (The Queen's Own Light) Dragoons (1848-1861)
    Army-GB-Cavalry Regiments
  • 19.9 x 15.9 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Lieut King 4th Light Dragoons

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Horses
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Military engineering
          • Arms (weapons)
            • Side arms (weapons)
              • Swords
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs