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 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)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Army-GB-Cavalry-8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars (1862-1920)Army-GB-Cavalry Regiments16.7 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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
