The Council of War on the day of the taking of the Mamelon Quarries, 7 June 1855

Sittersback to top

• Omar Pasha (1806-1871), Turkish General. Sitter in 2 portraits.
• Aimable Jean Jacques Pelissier, Duc de Malakhoff (1794-1864), Marshal of France; French ambassador. Sitter in 2 portraits.
• Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788-1855), Commander in the Crimea. Sitter in 15 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Roger Fenton (1819-1869), Photographer. Artist associated with 42 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

This portraitback to top

Roger Fenton, the leading photographer of the mid-Victorian period, was commissioned by the art dealer Thomas Agnew to document the men and the settings of the Crimean War. (Occasion)

Linked publicationsback to top

• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 732

Subjects & Themesback to top

• Group portraits
• Writing