Photographs of veterans of the Crimean War by Cundall & Howlett, 1856

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MS. 23051 photogr. 149 /1

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Photographic portraits of veterans of the Crimean War by Cundall & Howlett, commissioned by Queen Victoria. Exhibited in 1857 as Crimean Heroes at the Photographic Society of London.

Dates

Creation: 1856

Extent

15 items

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark

MS. 23051 photogr. 149 /1

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Joseph Cundall and Robert Howlett formed a partnership in the 1850s, photographing portraits, genre scenes, and landscapes. They famously captured a portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel in front of the chains of the Great Eastern Steamship. In 1856 they were comissioned by Queen Victoria to create portraits of the wounded soldiers of the Crimean War.