The Charge of the Light Brigade
photogravure, coloured, print
Accession Number
NAM.1988-06-19-1
Description
The Charge of the Light Brigade. Coloured photogravure after Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927), published by Henry Greaves and Co, London, 1895. Associated with the Battle of Balaklava, 25 Oct 1854, Crimean War (1854-1856) Whereas in his painting ‘Relief of the Light Brigade’, the artist Richard Caton-Woodville had depicted the moment that the 11th Hussars reached the Russian guns, in this composition he shows the 17th Light Dragoons (Lancers) at the beginning of the Charge. The central figure is the painting is Private James William Wightman, who was severely wounded and taken prisoner in the Charge.
Events
Balaklava, Battle of, 1854 (Crimean War, Charge of the Light Brigade, 1854 (Crimean War 1854-1856)
