Record of historical events
Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
JAMES ROBERTSON (1813-88)
The Library
1855-1856Salted paper print | 24.9 x 28.0 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2500664
Photograph of the damaged library in Sevastopol. The building is in the Russian classical style with three storeys, ionic columns and a balustrade on the roof to the left. To the right is a polygonal tower decorated with angel reliefs. Parts of the building are badly damaged and to the far right there is a partially collapsed wall.
After an eleven month siege the city of Sevastopol was captured by the allied British, French and Turkish forces on the 8th September 1855. The city was badly damaged during the siege, and many of the grandest buildings lay in ruins.
Creator(s)
James Robertson (1813-88) (photographer)
24.9 x 28.0 cm (image) (image)
31.7 x 37.3 cm (mount)
The Library. [Crimean War photographs by Robertson].
- From the collection of Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- 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
- Places
- Europe
- Ukraine
- Crimea
- Sevastopol [Crimea]
- Crimea
- Ukraine
- Europe
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Architecture
- Buildings for educational, scientific & cultural purposes
- Libraries
- Architectural history
- Neo-Classical architecture
- Buildings for educational, scientific & cultural purposes
- Architecture
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Social sciences
