Record of historical events
Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
UNKNOWN PERSON
Sir George Brown (1790-1865)
1854-6Hand-coloured albumen photograph | 26.1 x 20.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2500003
Photograph of Sir George Brown seated facing slightly left, holding a letter in his right hand and with a table beside him to the left. He is wearing military uniform with insignia and has a sword by his side. There is a bicorn hat with a feather plume on the table. His face and elements of his clothing have been hand coloured.
Sir George Brown commanded the Light Division during the Crimean War and later became the Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in Ireland.
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)
Unknown Person (photographer)
26.1 x 20.5 cm (image)
29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
General Sir George Brown, G.C.B., Commander of the Light Division [in Crimean Officers' Portraits, 1854 - 1856]
Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- 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
- Social sciences
