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Description: | A photograph of a group of Highland soldiers, veterans of the Crimean War, taken by Joseph Cundall (1818-1875), in June 1856. This is one of a series of portraits of Crimean War heroes commissioned by Queen Victoria. Joseph Cundall trained as a painter before becoming involved in printing and publishing. He wrote several books on photography and was a founding member of the Photographic Society in 1853. In about 1855 Cundall went into partnership with Robert Howlett (1831-1858), opening a photographic studio in New Bond Street, London. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | albumen print photograph | Temporal: | 1856-06 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Cundall, Joseph (1818-1895) | Identifier: | 2003-5001/2/20167 | Go to resource |
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