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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)

1854

Albumen 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.
  • Creator(s)

    Mayer (active 1855) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Armand-Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud (1798-1854)
    Army-France
  • 20.7 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)
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs