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Corporal Pendered (d.1854) c. 1854
Salted paper print | 7.6 x 4.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2500137
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Photograph of Corporal Pendered seated on an upright box facing partly left.
Corporal Pendered served with the Royal Sappers and Miners during the Crimean War and drowned off the coast of Balaklava in November 1854 when the supply ship HMS Prince was destroyed in a storm. This photograph is one of a series of portraits of Crimean War veterans collected by Queen Victoria shortly after the war.Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Salted paper print
Measurements
7.6 x 4.8 cm (image)
29.5 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
Alternative title(s)
Corporal Pendered, Royal Sappers and Miners. Drowned in 'The Prince' off Balaclava, 14 November 1854 [in Crimean Portraits, 1854 - 1856]