Camp at Sevastopol 1855-1856
Salted paper print | 18.1 x 28.7 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2500670
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Photograph of a military camp at Sevastopol. There are a large number of tents in an area of open land, with those in the middle ground surrounding a ruined stone building. In the foreground three men stand together to the left, two shaking hands. Another man stands apart to the right with military equipment on the ground in front of him. Troops engaged in the Siege of Sevastopol camped in the countryside surrounding the town.
Provenance
From the collection of Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Salted paper print
Measurements
18.1 x 28.7 cm (image) (image)
31.5 x 37.5 cm (mount)
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Alternative title(s)
Camp at Sebastopol. [Crimean War photographs by Robertson].