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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
The Valley of the Tchernaya
May 1855Albumen print | 19.2 x 24.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2500471
Photograph of the Tchernaya River and the surrounding valley. The photograph shows the river running through the valley and is taken from a high vantage point.
The Battle of the Tchernaya was fought on the banks of the river in August 1855, during the Crimean War.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
19.2 x 24.8 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
Valley of Inkermann with Tchneraya
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Ukraine
- Crimea
- Sevastopol [Crimea]
- Inkerman
- Tchernaya
- Sevastopol [Crimea]
- Crimea
- 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
