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    ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

    Panoramic Picture of the Plains of Balaklava

    1855

    Albumen print | 16.4 x 24.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2500476

    Photograph which is one of five sections of a panoramic picture of the Plains of Balaklava. The others in the series are 2500473, 2500474, 2500475 and 2500477. The photograph shows the valley from a high vantage point, with a road curving round to the left. There is a large rock in the foreground to the right. The Battle of Balaklava was fought in this area of the Crimea.

    • Creator(s)

      Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    • 16.4 x 24.8 cm (image)

      57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

    • Panoramic Views of the Plains of Balaklava

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Ukraine
            • Crimea
              • Sevastopol [Crimea]
                • Balaklava [Sevastopol]
      • Geography
        • Physiography
          • Plains
          • Hills
      • Social sciences
        • Military affairs
          • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
            • Wars
              • Wars of the nineteenth century
                • Crimean War (1853-1856)
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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