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Roger Fenton (1819-69)
Sir John William Gordon (1814-70) 1883 copy after 1855 original
Carbon print | 19.0 x 16.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2500106
Roger Fenton (1819-69)
Sir John William Gordon (1814-70) 1883 copy after 1855 original
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Photograph of Colonel Gordon seated in a chair facing slightly left. He is wearing a peaked military hat and a cape. Behind him is open land and there is a cannonball to the right. This photograph, printed by Jabez Hughes in 1883, is a carbon print pasted over the original photograph.
Colonel Gordon served with the Royal Engineers during the Crimean War and was badly injured during the Siege of Sevastopol.Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Carbon print
Measurements
19.0 x 16.2 cm (image)
29.6 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Colonel William John Gordon, KCB Royal Engineers, Deputy Adjutant General
