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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

ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

[Officers of the 4th Dragoon Guards with a French officer]

1855

Albumen print | 16.3 x 16.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2500406

The photograph probably shows officers of the 4th Dragoon Guards with a French officer. The men are gathered around a small cooking stove and there are two horses to the right. They are all wearing military uniform and several are holding cups. There is a tent behind them to the left and there are two horses on the hillside to the right.

The original title written in pencil on the mount of the photograph in the 19th century is 'Mr Thompson, of the Commissariat, with Ismail Pasha's Attendants'. This, however, appears to be incorrect.
  • Creator(s)

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    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

  • 16.3 x 16.6 cm (image)
    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Mr Thompson of Commissariat with Ismail Pasha's attendants

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
        • Travel Goods
          • Tents
      • Home economics
        • Food, Cooking & Dishes
          • Cookery
            • Kitchen equipment
              • Cooking pots
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Horses
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)