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The Battery of the Ravine 1855-1856
Salted paper print | 17.2 x 29.6 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2500726
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Photograph of the battery of the Victoria Ravine. An earth wall reinforced with sandbags extends across the breadth of the scene. Cannons are spaced at intervals and there are piles of wood and ammunition behind. A number of soldiers are moving around the battery. Sevastopol can be seen in the distance to the right. The Victoria Ravine, also known as the Worontzoff Ravine, marked the line between the British and French forces during the Siege of Sevastopol.
Provenance
From the collection of Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Salted paper print
Measurements
17.2 x 29.6 cm (image) (image)
32.0 x 36.0 cm (mount)
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Alternative title(s)
The Battery of the Ravine. [Crimean War photographs by Robertson].
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