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Roger Fenton (1819-69)
Group of Croat Chiefs 1883 copy of March 1855 original
Carbon print | 19.3 x 15.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2500179
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Photograph of three Croat chiefs gathered in front of a stone wall. They are wearing warm clothes including fur coats and turbans. This photograph, printed by Jabez Hughes in 1883, is a carbon print pasted over the original photograph.
This is one of a series of photographs of soldiers who fought in the Crimean War in an album compiled by Queen Victoria. The album also contains photographs commissioned by The Queen of wounded veterans she met at Buckingham Palace and Chatham Military Hospital.Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Creator(s)
(photographer)(printer)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Carbon print
Measurements
19.3 x 15.6 cm (image)
29.5 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
Alternative title(s)
Croats