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Roger Fenton (1819-69)

Sir John William Gordon (1814-1870) 1855

Salted paper print | 18.6 x 14.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2506584

Sir John William Gordon (1814-1870)

Roger Fenton (1819-69)

Sir John William Gordon (1814-1870) 1855

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Description

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.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Roger Fenton (1819-69)
(photographer)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Major General Sir John William Gordon KCB, KH (1814-70)

Search the collection Army-GB-Royal Engineers
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Salted paper print

salted paper print

Measurements

18.6 x 14.1 cm (image)

37.4 x 31.3 cm (page dimensions)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Engineering & Technology
Military engineering
Arms (weapons)
Ammunition
Cannon-balls
Social sciences
Military affairs
Wars, Campaigns & Battles
Wars
Wars of the nineteenth century
Crimean War (1853-1856)
References

Alternative title(s)

Colonel Gordon Royal Engineers

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