Alfred Capel-Cure
British photographer and army officer
About Alfred Capel-Cure
Lived 1826 – 1896 (aged 69). Alfred Capel-Cure was a British photographer and architectural photographer.
Colonel Alfred Capel-Cure (8 December 1826 − 29 July 1896) was an officer in the British Army and a pioneer of photography.
He was the nephew of the watercolour painter and photographer Robert Henry Cheney, who introduced him to photography. His subjects were mostly architecture in England, Ireland, France and Gibraltar. He served in the Crimean War and was there wounded at Redan.
Capel-Cure was commissioned into the 55th Foot, but later transferred to the Grenadier Guards. He was promoted lieutenant-colonel in 1858 and colonel in 1863.
He was killed in an accidental explosion while dynamiting tree roots in his park.
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Who was Alfred Capel-Cure?
British photographer and army officer (1826-1896)
When was Alfred Capel-Cure born?
Alfred Capel-Cure was born on 8 December 1826.
When did Alfred Capel-Cure die?
Alfred Capel-Cure died on 29 July 1896.
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Alfred Capel-Cure was a photographer and architectural photographer.
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Alfred Capel-Cure was British.
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