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THOMAS RICHARD WILLIAMS (1825-71)
Royal Navy Officers who served in the Crimean War
1883 copy after June 1855 originalCarbon print | 10.3 x 12.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2500149
Photograph of three men from the Royal Navy who served in the Crimean War. From left to right: Charles Brooks, John Starling and Edward Pengelly. They are gathered around a ship's anchor and a flagpole and all are wearing naval uniform including the Crimean Medal. There is a building and a pile of large metal chains behind. This photograph, printed by Jabez Hughes in 1883, is a carbon print pasted over the original photograph.
These naval officers were awarded the Crimean Medal by Queen Victoria on 18th May 1855 and were later photographed by T R Williams in Portsmouth.
These naval officers were awarded the Crimean Medal by Queen Victoria on 18th May 1855 and were later photographed by T R Williams in Portsmouth.
Creator(s)
Thomas Richard Williams (1825-71) (publisher)
Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (printer)
Subject(s)
Charles Brooks (fl.1855)Britannia (HMS) (VII)(gunship;laid dn 1814;launched Plymouth 1820;training ship 1859;broken 1869)John Starling, Boatswain (fl.1855)Sampson (HMS)Edward Pengelly, Leading Seaman (fl.1855)Sanspareil (HMS)Royal NavyRoyal Navy10.3 x 12.6 cm (image)
29.5 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
3 men of the Royal Navy who received the Crimean Medal from Queen Victoria, 18 May 1855 [in Crimean Portraits, 1854 - 1856]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Plastic arts
- Numismatics
- Medals
- Campaign medals
- Crimea Medal (1854-56)
- Campaign medals
- Medals
- Numismatics
- Architecture
- Buildings
- Plastic arts
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Naval Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- 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
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Hampshire [England]
- Portsmouth [Hampshire]
- Portsmouth Dockyards [Portsmouth]
- Portsmouth [Hampshire]
- Hampshire [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
