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This battle in the Crimean War took place on 20 September 1854, between British, French and Turkish forces on one side and Russian on the other. This painting was shown at the Royal Academy in 1855: 'The army, having passed the river Alma, is ascending the hill. The Light Division, supported by the First division, Guards and Highlanders, attacks the battery. The Second and Third divisions are following in support. Lord Raglan and staff in the foreground. Columns of Russians are descending the hill in support of their battery... The French army, with the Zouaves, are advancing from the sea.'

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Oxford

Title

The Battle of the Alma

Date

1855

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 61 x W 91 cm

Accession number

WA1873.17

Acquisition method

gift from Gertrude Anne Jones (née Loscombe), 1873

Work type

Painting

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

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Artist or maker

George Jones

1786–1869

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