Three Soldiers of the Rifle Brigade

Photograph of three soldiers of the Rifle Brigade who served in the Crimean War. From left to right are Tobin, Hill and Wiseman. Tobin and Hill are standing, Tobin holding a trumpet and Hill a rifle. Wiseman is seated holding a rifle. All are wearing military uniform.

Throughout the war Queen Victoria had taken an active interest in the welfare of the troops and on their return from the Crimea she met a number of the veterans at Buckingham Palace, Chatham Military Hospital and Aldershot Garrison. Following these meetings she commissioned a series of photographs of the veterans from the photographers Joseph Cundall and Robert Howlett.