Crimean Braves — Men of the Trenches and Battlefields in the Crimea
Medium
photogalvanograph
Dimensions
image: 24.5 × 19.8 cm (9 5/8 × 7 13/16 in.) sheet: 55.8 × 37.9 cm (21 15/16 × 14 15/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund
Accession Number
2023.33.4
Art Historical Context
Step into the gritty heroism of the Crimean War *Crimean Braves — Men of Trenches and Battlefields the Crimea* (1856), a photogalvanograph by Joseph Call and Robert Howlett Captured amid the brutal conflict between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, and others (1853–1856), this image honors the everyday soldiers who endured trenches, battles, and unimaginable hardships. Cundall a pioneering photographer and publisher, teamed with Howlett, known for his sharp portraits, to document these "braves"—ordinary men turned heroes—in a series that brought the war's human face home to Victorian ...