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Roger Fenton
General James Bucknall Estcourt (1802-1855)
1855
Salted paper print
19.6 x 15.9 cm (image)
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2506580
LL/91002
Photograph of General Estcourt standing facing left with his right arm resting on an ivy covered wall. He is wearing military uniform and a feathered bicorn hat. There is a window behind him to the right. General Estcourt was a chief staff officer during the Crimean War and died of cholera in the Crimea. He was a close friend of Lord Raglan, the commander of the British troops during the Crimean War.
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