Soldiers in the Crimea by Roger Fenton

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Photograph of soldiers, including some officers and men of the 4th Dragoon Guards, in the Crimea, taken by Roger Fenton. Taken at the end of 1854 or beginning of 1855, the photograph was published by Agnew in 1856.

This photograph shows officers relaxing in camp. Towards the left one pours wine for another who is seated. An officer's orderly hold his horse in the background and a senior NCO looks on.

The photograph gives an idea of the clothing worn in the Crimea by heavy cavalry officers; long 'blucher' boots, short-tailed coatees and a variety of headgear.

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• Online ID: 000-000-100-294-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: The Thistle at War
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  M.1959.105
• Date: 1854
  1854-55
  
• Material: Paper
  Photograph
  
• Dimensions: 157 mm H x 208 mm W
  
• What: Photograph
  
• Subject: Photographs
  
• Who: 4th Dragoon Guards (British land forces)
  Buckel Collection
  Roger Fenton (photographer)
  
• Where:
• Event: Crimean War
  
• Description: 4th Dragoon Guards - Photograph of officers and men, of this and other regiments, taken by Roger Fenton in the Crimea, 1854.
  
• References:
  • McCorry, Helen (ed.) The thistle at war: an anthology of the Scottish experience of war, in the services and at home. Edinburgh, NMS, 1997 
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