General Joseph Vinoy (1800-80) 1854-6
Albumen print | 18.9 x 14.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2500037
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Photograph of General Joseph Vinoy, seated facing slightly left. He is wearing military uniform with epaulets and several medals. His bicorn hat is on the table beside him to the left and he has a sword by his right side. There is a curtain hanging behind him to the left.
General Joseph Vinoy served in Algeria and then in the Crimean War, where he was noted for his exceptional performance at the Battle of Malakoff.Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Albumen print
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18.9 x 14.5 cm (image)
29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
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General Joseph Vinoy, Commander of firstly a Brigade and then a Division of Eastern Army in Crimea, 1855 [in Crimean Officers' Portraits, 1854 - 1856]