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Encampment of horse artillery. – Vintage Wall Art

Encampment of horse artillery., [1855] — historic photograph
Encampment of horse artillery., [1855]. Historic photograph from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Encampment of horse artillery. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Roger Fenton made this salted paper print in 1855 during the Crimean War, and it shows a camp of the Royal Horse Artillery with bell tents and men gathered among their horses on the Crimean plateau. The record names John James Brandling as one of the officers connected to the regiment, which gives the scene a specific human anchor. Fenton, a photographer sent out to document the war for a British audience, worked with large glass plates and then printed on paper coated in salt and silver, a process that gave his images their soft, warm tone. Horse artillery units moved quickly and were prized for keeping pace with the infantry, so their camps were a common sight in his work.

Created / published[1855]
Medium1 photographic print : salted paper ; 29 x 37 cm.
GenreSalted paper prints 1850-1860.
NotesTitle transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: George Eastman House Roger Fenton Series. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.
SubjectsBrandling, John James--Military service. Great Britain.--Army.--Royal Horse Artillery--People--1850-1860. Crimean War, 1853-1856--Military personnel--British. Military personnel--British--Ukraine--Crimea--1850-1860. Military camps--British--Ukraine--Crimea--1850-1860. Military life--British--Ukraine--Crimea--1850-1860. Bell tents--Ukraine--Crimea--1850-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,227 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-124063

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