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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Sir Colin Campbell (1792-1863)
1855Salted paper print | 21.2 x 16.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2500548
Photograph of Sir Colin Campbell standing facing front, his left arm resting on the table beside him. He is wearing military uniform including a feathered bicorn hat and a sash with a tassel. He has a sword by his side and there is a plain backdrop behind him.
Sir Campbell commanded the Highland Brigade during the Crimean War, and organised what came to be known as the 'thin red line' at the Battle of Balaklava.
Sir Campbell commanded the Highland Brigade during the Crimean War, and organised what came to be known as the 'thin red line' at the Battle of Balaklava.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (1792-1863)21.2 x 16.3 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
Sir Colin Campbell
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Places
- Europe
- Ukraine
- Europe
- 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
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
