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 Rawlinson (1810-1898)
1855Albumen print | 25.5 x 20.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2500556
Photograph of Sir Rawlinson sitting on a chair covered by an animal fur. He is resting his right elbow on the table beside him and holding his hand up to his face. He is wearing a dark jacket and tie and there is a cloth draped behind him.
Sir Rawlinson was a civil engineer who was part of the Sanitary Commission sent by the War Office to improve the conditions of the Crimean War hospitals. Through a series of basic measures the Commission succeeded in improving the standard of hygiene at the hospitals and reducing the death rate.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Sir Robert Rawlinson (1810-1898)25.5 x 20.0 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
Robt Rawlinson Esq
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Ukraine
- Europe
- 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
- Places
