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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Major Brandling's hut

1855

Salted paper print | 15.8 x 15.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2500389

Photograph of Major Brandling's wooden hut with a group of soldiers gathered outside. Soldiers stand to either side of the hut with one soldier sitting on a chair to the right of the doorway with his arm around a dog. They are wearing a mixture of military uniform and winter coats. A dog lies on the ground in front of them. Major Brandling served with the Royal Artillery during the Crimean War.
  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Brandling, John James, Major (d.1860)
    Army-GB-Artillery-Royal Artillery
  • 15.8 x 15.8 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Major Brandling's Hut

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Dogs
    • 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