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Roger Fenton (1819-69)
Panoramic Picture of the Plains of Balaklava 1855
Albumen print | 16.4 x 24.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2500476
Photograph which is one of five sections of a panoramic picture of the Plains of Balaklava. The others in the series are 2500473, 2500474, 2500475 and 2500477. The photograph shows the valley from a high vantage point, with a road curving round to the left. There is a large rock in the foreground to the right.
The Battle of Balaklava was fought in this area of the Crimea.
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Creator(s)
View person pageRoger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
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16.4 x 24.8 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
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Panoramic Views of the Plains of Balaklava
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Ukraine
- Crimea
- Sevastopol [Crimea]
- Balaklava [Sevastopol]
- Sevastopol [Crimea]
- Crimea
- Ukraine
- Physiography
- Plains
- Hills
- Europe
- 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
- visual works
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