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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Officers of the 8th Hussars
Apr 1855Albumen print | 16.7 x 16.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2500355
Photograph of a group of Officers from the 8th Hussars gathered on a hillside. The men are both standing and sitting and there is an Officer mounted on a horse facing right. They are all wearing military uniform and there are a number of containers on the ground around them.
The 8th Hussars served in all of the major battles of the Crimean War including the Charge of the Light Brigade.
Creator(s)
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Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
16.7 x 16.3 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
Officers 8th Hussars
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Horses
- Animal husbandry
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- 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
- Science, Medicine and Technology
