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Record of historical events

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

ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Sir Harry David Jones (1791-1866)

1855

Salted paper print | 19.5 x 14.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2506577

Photograph of General Jones standing facing right resting his left arm on a stone wall. He is wearing a peaked hat and holding a book in his right hand. There is a tree behind him to the left. General Jones commanded the Royal Engineer forces during the Crimean War and later became the Governor of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Major General Sir Harry David Jones (1791-1866)
  • 19.5 x 14.3 cm (image)

    37.4 x 31.3 cm (page dimensions)

  • Lieut. General Sir Harry Jones K.C.B

  • Subject(s)
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs