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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Sir John Campbell and a group of officers

1855

Albumen print | 13.6 x 19.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2500391

Photograph of Sir John Campbell (1807-1855) and other officers including Captain Layard (1819-1855), Major Daniell (1827-1889) and Captain Hume (1825-1891) gathered around the entrance to the cave where Sir John Campbell lived. The men are arranged in a loose line with one man sitting beside the entrance next to two canon balls and another lying to the right. There is open land behind them and a tent to the right. Sir John Campbell was a senior military figure during the Crimean War who died during the battle at the Great Redan.
  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Captain Arthur John Layard (1819-1855)
    Major-General Charles Daniell (1827-89)
    Hume, Gustavus, Sir, Major, Kt. (1825-1891)
    Army-GB-Infantry-38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot (1783-1881)
    Major-General Sir John Campbell of Ava, 2nd Baronet (1807-55)
  • 13.6 x 19.7 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Sir John Campbell and Group of officers

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