Photograph of three soldiers of the Rifle Brigade who served in the Crimean War. From left to right are Tobin, Hill and Wiseman. Tobin and Hill are standing, Tobin holding a trumpet and Hill a rifle. Wiseman is seated holding a rifle. All are wearing military uniform.

Throughout the war Queen Victoria had taken an active interest in the welfare of the troops and on their return from the Crimea she met a number of the veterans at Buckingham Palace, Chatham Military Hospital and Aldershot Garrison. Following these meetings she commissioned a series of photographs of the veterans from the photographers Joseph Cundall and Robert Howlett.