Victoria and Albert collected works documenting political and military events
Roger Fenton (1819-69)
Prince Napoleon Bonaparte (1822-1891) 1855
Salted paper print | 30.9 x 24.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2506588
Photograph of Prince Napoleon standing looking slightly right. He is wearing military uniform and insignia and has a sword by his side. He is standing on a floral carpet and there is a curtain draped behind him to the right.
Prince Napoleon was the son of Jerome I, King of Westphalia, and a cousin of Napoleon III. He commanded a division of the French army during the Crimean War and later held the position of Governor of Algeria.
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Creator(s)
View person pageRoger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte (1822-91) -
30.9 x 24.5 cm (image)
37.4 x 31.3 cm (page dimensions)
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His Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- 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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