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Cundall & Howlett
Corporal Courtenay 1855-6
Salted paper print | 19.8 x 15.4 cm (image) | RCIN 2500161
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Photograph of Corporal Courtenay sitting on a canon with his left leg slightly raised. He is wearing military uniform and is holding a long wooden cane in his right hand. His right eye is covered by a patch. There is an area of open grassland behind.
Corporal Courtenay served with the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot during the Crimean War, suffering extensive shot wounds. This is one of a series of portraits of wounded Crimean War veterans collected by Queen Victoria shortly after the war.Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Creator(s)
(photographer)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Salted paper print
Measurements
19.8 x 15.4 cm (image)
29.5 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
Alternative title(s)
Corporal Courtenay, 44th Regiment, received severe gun shot wounds at a Rifle Pit. 28th May, 1855, [in Crimean Portraits, 1854 - 1856]
