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Roger Fenton
Omar Pacha and Colonel John Lintorn Arabin Simmons
1855
Salted paper print
19.3 x 15.9 cm (image)
The Royal Collection
RCIN 2500343
LL/91035
Photograph of Omar Pacha (1806-1871) mounted on a horse facing left with Colonel Simmons (1821-1903) standing to the left by the horse's head. Both are wearing military uniform and carry swords. Behind them there is a tree and a building with a tiled roof. Omar Pacha was originally an Austrian subject who converted to Islam and commanded the Turkish forces during the Crimean War. Colonel Simmons was a British soldier and railway expert who acted as the British representative to the Ottoman army during the Crimean War.
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