Record of historical events
Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
UNKNOWN PERSON
Major-General Henry Montagu Rokeby, 6th Baron Rokeby (1798-1883)
1854-6Hand-coloured albumen print | 25.1 x 18.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2500068
Photograph of Major-General Henry Montagu Rokeby, 6th Baron Rokeby. He is standing facing slightly left with his head turned towards the camera. He is wearing civilian clothes and his left hand is tucked into his jacket pocket. There is a wall with patterned wallpaper behind. His face has been heavily hand coloured.
Major-General Rokeby fought in the Battle of Waterloo and later in the Crimean War.
Major-General Rokeby fought in the Battle of Waterloo and later in the Crimean War.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
25.1 x 18.3 cm (image)
29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
Major General Henry Lord Rokeby, KCB, Commander of Brigade of Guards and then the 1st Division in Crimea, c.1855 [in 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
- Social sciences
