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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Sir John Campbell and a group of officers
1855Albumen 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
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- 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