Record of historical events
Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
MAYER (ACTIVE 1855)
Marshal Armand-Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud (1798-1854)
1854Albumen print | 20.7 x 16.0 cm (image, oval) | RCIN 2500001
Photograph of Marshal Armand-Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud. He is standing facing slightly to the right wearing military uniform with insignia. His right arm is raised to his chest and he is holding a sword in his left hand. There is a table beside him to the right and the photograph has been signed by the photographer to the left.
Marshal Armand-Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud commanded the French troops during the Crimean War and died at sea shortly after commanding the Battle of Alma.
Marshal Armand-Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud commanded the French troops during the Crimean War and died at sea shortly after commanding the Battle of Alma.
Creator(s)
Mayer (active 1855) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Armand-Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud (1798-1854)Army-France20.7 x 16.0 cm (image, oval)
29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
Mareschal Armand Jacques Leroy St. Arnaud, c.1854 [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
