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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Prince Napoleon Bonaparte (1822-1891)

1855

Salted paper print | 26.1 x 17.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2500007

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.
  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte (1822-91)
  • 26.1 x 17.9 cm (image)

    29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)

  • The Prince Napoleon

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Military engineering
          • Arms (weapons)
            • Side arms (weapons)
              • Swords
    • Genealogy and Heraldry
      • Heraldry
        • Insignia (heraldic)
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs