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Victoria and Albert collected photographs that documented the political and military events that defined a period of global expansion

ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

Officers of the 8th Hussars

Apr 1855

Albumen print | 16.7 x 16.3 cm (image) | RCIN 2500355

Photograph of a group of Officers from the 8th Hussars gathered on a hillside. The men are both standing and sitting and there is an Officer mounted on a horse facing right. They are all wearing military uniform and there are a number of containers on the ground around them. The 8th Hussars served in all of the major battles of the Crimean War including the Charge of the Light Brigade.
  • Creator(s)

    Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    Subject(s)

    Army-GB-Cavalry-8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars (1862-1920)
    Army-GB-Cavalry Regiments
  • 16.7 x 16.3 cm (image)

    57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

  • Officers 8th Hussars

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Industries, Crafts and Trades
        • Clothing
          • Costume
            • Uniforms
              • Military uniforms
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Horses
    • Social sciences
      • Military affairs
        • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
          • Wars
            • Wars of the nineteenth century
              • Crimean War (1853-1856)
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs