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Thomas Richard Williams (1825-71)
Gunner Samuel Smith and Bombardier William Hewlett of the Royal Marine Artillery 1883 copy after Jun 1855 original
Carbon print | 9.1 x 10.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2500148
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Photograph of Gunner Samuel Smith and Bombadier William Hewlett of the Royal Marine Artillery. Smith is sitting on a pile of cannonballs with Hewlett standing beside him to the right. Both are wearing military uniform and the Crimean medal. This photograph, printed by Jabez Hughes in 1883, is a carbon print pasted over the original photograph.
These soldiers were awarded the Crimean Medal by Queen Victoria on 18th May 1855 and were later photographed by T R Williams in Portsmouth.Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Carbon print
Measurements
9.1 x 10.3 cm (image)
29.5 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
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2 men of the Royal Marine Artillery who received the Crimean Medal from Queen Victoria, 18 May 1855 [in Crimean Portraits, 1854 - 1856]
