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Roger Fenton (1819-69)
Captain Portal, 4th Light Dragoons, equipped for Balaklava 1855
Albumen print | 14.8 x 15.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2500451
Roger Fenton (1819-69)
Officers of the 4th Lt Dg 1855
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Photograph of Captain Portal standing beside a horse. He is wearing a winter coat and smoking a cigar. A man stands by the horse's head wearing a fur hat, and another man stands to the right. There is open land behind. Captain Portal served with the 4th Light Dragoons during the Crimean War. In this photograph he is equipped to fight in the Battle of Balaklava.
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
14.8 x 15.9 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
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Officers of the 4th Lt Dg
