GRAVÜR DÜNYASI
Digital Engraving Library
| Artist | Roberd Hind (1817-1879) |
| Engraver | Daniel John Pound (Active 1850-1860) |
| Date | 1858 |
| Technique | Steel Engraving |
| Category | Ottoman Empire And Turkey |
| Source | The History of the War with Russia: Giving Full Details of the Operations of the Allied Armies By Henry Tyrrell (The London Printing and Publishing Company) |
The Battle of the Alma, which took place on September 20, 1854, was the first major land engagement of the Crimean War. The allied army of British, French and Ottoman forces attacked and repelled Russian positions on the Black Sea coast. The overall composition of the engraving presents a dark, silent and deadly image of the battlefield. The shadow of the night and the silhouettes of the moonlight emphasize the sorrow that follows the battle. A female figure comforting a wounded soldier is likely a nurse or a civilian aid worker on the battlefield (reminiscent of Florence Nightingale and her role).
