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

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Major-General Sir James Yorke Scarlett (1799-1871)

1854-6

Hand coloured albumen print | 19.2 x 14.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2500028

Photograph of Major-General Sir James Yorke Scarlett reclining on upholstered chair facing partly right. His right arm is resting on the back of the chair and he is wearing a long brown coat. The photograph has been hand coloured particularly around the face and chair.

Major-General Sir James Yorke Scarlett was celebrated for his actions during the Battle of Balaclava and later commanded the British cavalry in the Crimea.
  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

  • 19.2 x 14.0 cm (image)

    29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)

  • Major-General the Hon. Sir James Scarlett, K.C.B., Commander of Heavy Cavalry Brigade in Eastern Campaign & then Cavalry Division, 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)