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    ROGER FENTON (1819-69)

    Sevastopol from the Redoubt des Anglais

    1855

    Salted paper print | 14.4 x 23.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2500482

    Photograph of Sevastopol from the Redoubt des Anglais. The harbour of Sevastopol is seen in the distance across open land. There are a number of ships in the harbour. The Siege of Sevastopol was a major feature of the Crimean War, and ultimately led to the Russian defeat.

    • Creator(s)

      Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)

    • 14.4 x 23.8 cm (image)

      57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)

    • Sebastopol from the Redoubt des Anglais

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Ukraine
            • Crimea
              • Sevastopol [Crimea]
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Engineering & Technology
          • Waterway engineering
            • Harbours
          • Vessels (marine)
            • Ships
      • 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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