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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)

The Pocket Pistol

1855

Albumen print | 17.2 x 15.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2500425

Photograph of a mounted soldier, facing left but with his head turned towards the camera, taking a pocket pistol from a man standing beside the horse. Another man stands by the head of the horse. There is open land behind.

  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

  • 17.2 x 15.5 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • The Pocket Pistol

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Horses
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Military engineering
          • Arms (weapons)
            • Firearms
              • Pistols
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
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