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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)

Lord Raglan's Headquarters, with Lord Raglan, Maréchal Pélissier, Lord Burghersh, Spahi and aide-de-camp of Maréchal Pélissier

1855

Albumen print | 18.8 x 16.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2500447

Photograph of Lord Raglan (1788-1855) outside his Headquarters with Maréchal Pélissier (1794-1864), Lord Burghersh (1825-1891), an aide-de-camp of Maréchal Pélissier and a Saphis officer. Lord Raglan is standing at the centre of the group to the left of the doorway, wearing a white hat. Maréchal Pélissier stands beside him to the right wearing a bicorn hat. Three men stand on the steps to the left and two stand to the right. The door of the building is open and there are trees on either side. Lord Raglan commanded the British troops during the Crimean War and died in the Crimea shortly after the Siege of Sevastopol.
  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788-1855)
    Maréchal Aimable-Jean-Jacques Pélissier, Duke of Malakoff (1794-1864)
    Army-France-Algerian Spahis
  • 18.8 x 16.5 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Lord Raglan's head Qrs with Genl Pelissier

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