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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 Robert Garrett (1794-1869)

Apr 1855

Salted paper print | 17.3 x 13.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2506583

Photograph of Brigadier Garrett mounted on a horse facing left. He is wearing military uniform and holds a sword in his left hand. Brigadier Garrett served during the Crimean War and later became the Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong.

  • Creator(s)

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    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

  • 17.3 x 13.5 cm (image)

    37.4 x 31.3 cm (page dimensions)

  • Brigadier Genl Garrett

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