Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
UNKNOWN PERSON
Major-General Sir James Yorke Scarlett (1799-1871)
1854-6Hand 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.
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)
Subject(s)
Sir James Yorke Scarlett (1799-1871)Army-GB-Cavalry-5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards (1846-1920)Army-GB-Cavalry RegimentsArmy-GB19.2 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)
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Wars
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Military affairs
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
