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Auction: 23003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 171

Three: Captain J. P. Duval, 2nd Zouaves (Light Infantry), French Army

Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Alma, Sebastopol, unnamed, clasps loose upon riband; France, Second Empire, Legion of Honour, Knight's breast Badge, gold, silver and enamel; Sardinia, Al Valore Militare, (Duval J. -P.Capne 2e Zouave) very fine (3)

The Royal Collection holds a photograph of Fenton in Zouaves costume (RCIN 2500562), with the following caption:

'Photograph of Roger Fenton (1819-1869) dressed in traditional Zouave costume. He is leaning against a table which is covered by an animal fur, with his right leg raised off the ground. He is facing partly right and is holding a rifle with both hands. He is wearing loose trousers, a cape and a hat and has a cigar in his mouth. There is a bottle and a tankard on the table beside him to the left and a plain cloth backdrop draped behind. The photograph was arranged by Fenton but photographed by his assistant Marcus Sparling. This is one of a small series of photographs of Roger Fenton dressed as a Zouave soldier. Zouave regiments from Algeria served with the French army during the Crimean War, and had a distinctive North African uniform. Fenton photographed Zouaves on a number of occasions during his time in the Crimea, as well as posing for this series of self-portraits.'

Fenton also captured images of wounded Zouave soldiers being tended by a Vivandière in May 1855.

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