Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
UNKNOWN PERSON
Rear-Admiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron (1790-1858)
1854-6Hand-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.
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
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Plastic arts
- Numismatics
- Medals
- Numismatics
- Plastic arts
- 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
- Science, Medicine and Technology
