Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
CAROL SZATHMARI (1812-87)
Three volunteer Russian soldiers from Bulgaria
1854Salted paper print | 23.2 x 17.5 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2500620
Photograph of three volunteer Russian soldiers from Bulgaria standing in a group. They are wearing military uniform and have swords by their sides. The soldier standing at the centre is wearing a fur hat. There is an ornate border on the mount surrounding the photograph.
Szathmari was one of the first war photographers, and the first to photograph the Crimean War. In the spring of 1854 he travelled to the area around the Danube and photographed the Turkish and Russian soldiers engaged in the first skirmishes of the war. He exhibited the resulting photographs at the Paris World Exposition of 1855 and presented copies to Queen Victoria and Emperor Napoleon III.
Creator(s)
Carol Szathmari (1812-87) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Volunteer ForcesArmy-Russia23.2 x 17.5 cm (image) (image)
54.8 x 42.4 cm (page dimensions)
'Volontaires russes (Bulgares)' [Crimean War: Russian volunteers (from Bulgaria)]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Clothing
- Engineering & Technology
- Military engineering
- Arms (weapons)
- Side arms (weapons)
- Swords
- Side arms (weapons)
- Arms (weapons)
- Military engineering
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- 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
- Science, Medicine and Technology
