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Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion

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Rear-Admiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron (1790-1858)

1854-6

Hand-coloured albumen print | 23.2 x 17.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2500015

Photograph of Rear-Admiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron. He is seated facing slightly left wearing naval uniform with epaulets and a number of medals. His bicorn hat and gloves are on the table to the left. His face has been hand coloured.

Rear-Admiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron succeeded Admiral Sir James Whitley Deans Dundas as the Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet during the Crimean War. He also held diplomatic roles in Greece and Sweden.
  • Creator(s)

    Unknown Person (photographer)

  • 23.2 x 17.8 cm (image)

    29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)

  • Rear Admiral Edmund Lord Lyons, G.C.B., Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet, c. 1856 [in Crimean Officers' Portraits, 1854 - 1856]

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
    • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
      • Plastic arts
        • Numismatics
          • Medals
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)