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Léon-Eugène Méhédin
Sturdy Cannon And Fortifications, Crimeacirca 1855

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a destroyed fortification interior with two damaged cannons on broken carriages, scattered cannonballs, and collapsed wicker earthworks

Léon-Eugène Méhédin, Jean-Charles Langlois, Sturdy Cannon And Fortifications, Crimea, circa 1855, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Léon-Eugène Méhédin
Artist or Maker
Jean-Charles Langlois
Title
Sturdy Cannon And Fortifications, Crimea
Place Made
Crimea (Russia)
Date Made
circa 1855
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 7/8 × 12 11/16 in. (25.08 × 32.23 cm) Primary support: 9 7/8 × 12 11/16 in. (25.08 × 32.23 cm) Secondary support: 16 7/8 × 20 9/16 in. (42.86 × 52.23 cm) Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 60.96 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.1229
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography