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

ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Sir George Brown and his staff

1883 copy after 5 May 1855 original

Carbon print | 19.0 x 16.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2500040

Photograph of Sir George Brown (1790-1865) and his staff including Major Hallewell (1822-1869), Colonel Brownrigg, Colonel Airey (1803-1881), Major Pearson (1831-1890), Captain Markham (1830-1886) and Captain Ponsonby (1827-1868). Sir George Brown sits on a chair in the centre of the group with his head turned left and his arms folded. A soldier sits on the ground to the right and the other soldiers stand in a semicircle. They are all wearing military uniform and several wear bicorn hats. There is a pile of rocks and a hillside behind. This photograph, printed by Jabez Hughes in 1883, is a carbon print pasted over the original photograph.

Sir George Brown commanded the Light Division during the Crimean War and later became the Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in Ireland.
  • Creator(s)

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    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Jabez Hughes (1819-84) (printer)

  • 19.0 x 16.9 cm (image)
    29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)

  • General Sir George Brown and staff, c. 1855

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria

  • Subject(s)
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Generals
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms