Sevastopol from the Redan 1855-1856
Salted paper print | 23.4 x 30.4 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2500705
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Photograph of Sevastopol taken from the Redan. In the foreground is the edge of the Redan redoubt, the small wall to the right reinforced with wicker fencing. Logs, cannonballs and other debris litter the ground. Sevastopol and its harbour can be seen behind, the Russian military barracks at the forefront. The British made two unsuccessful attacks on the Redan fortification, a Russian stronghold, during the Siege of Sevastopol. The siege eventually ended on the 8th September 1855 when the French captured the nearby Malakoff redoubt, forcing the Russians to abandon the city.
Provenance
From the collection of Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Salted paper print
Measurements
23.4 x 30.4 cm (image) (image)
31.8 x 37.3 cm (mount)
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Alternative title(s)
Sebastopol from the Redan. [Crimean War photographs by Robertson].