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Roger Fenton (1819-69)
Sir John William Gordon (1814-1870) 1855
Albumen print | 17.6 x 15.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2500254
Roger Fenton (1819-69)
Col Gordon RE 1855
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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.
Colonel Gordon served with the Royal Engineers during the Crimean War and was badly injured during the Siege of Sevastopol.
This photograph is not in the Library of Congress collection. -
Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
17.6 x 15.5 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
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Col Gordon RE
