Record of historical events
Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion
ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Volunteer class at Hythe. The third section
Feb 1860Albumen print | 26.3 x 28.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2942134
Photograph of eleven men standing or crouching with rifles, outside building by wall, in various dress or uniform, including Horatio Ross. Part of collection of seventeen photographs taken at Hythe in 1860 by Roger Fenton, who became a member of the Hythe School of Musketry and was placed in the 1st Section of Volunteers.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Hythe School of MusketryCaptain Horatio Ross (1801-86)Volunteer ForcesArmy-GB26.3 x 28.7 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Kent [England]
- Hythe [Kent]
- Kent [England]
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Engineering & Technology
- Military engineering
- Arms (weapons)
- Firearms
- Rifles
- Firearms
- Arms (weapons)
- Military engineering
- Engineering & Technology
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
