Folia Historica 29. (Budapest, 2014)

II. KÖZLEMÉNYEK - Csorba György - Lengyel Beatrix: Roger Fenton készíthetett-e Kmety Györgyről fotográfiát? Kmety György ismert, ismeretlen és vélt egykorú ábrázolásai

army. After retiring from service there he lived in London from 1851 to 1854. During the Crimean War he rejoined the Ottoman army and - according to the sources - served in Anatolia from April 1854 until December 1855. He played an important part in the defence of Kars on 29 September 1855, and even published a book about his experiences (A Narrative of the Defence of Kars on the 29th September, 1855, London, 1856). Until 1861 he lived mainly in the Ottoman Empire, taking part in the resolution of the Lebanese crisis of 1860. From 1861 onwards he lived in London, where he died there in 1865 and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.

We know of five clearly authentic pictures of Kmety.

1. Károly Brocky (1807-1855): Portrait of György Kmety (photo 1., l.a)

Oil on canvas, painted between February 1852 and April 1854

Historical Gallery of the Hungarian National Museum, inventory number: 432 The best-known picture of Kmety, bequeathed to the collection by the artist.

2. Suther (?): Portrait of György Kmety (photo 2.)

Oil on canvas

Liszt Ferenc Múzeum, Sopron, inv.no.: 54.743.1

Inscribed on the back of the canvas: Kmety György / szül. május 24dikén 1813 / Meghalt april 25dikén 1865/ Levette Suther, Konstantinápolyban, 1856 évben. [György Kmety / born May 24"' 1813 / Died April 25"' 1865 / Taken by Suther in Constantinople, in the year 1856]

3. Group portrait of Sebő Vukovics, Sándor Mednyászky, György Kmety and Jácint Rónay (photo 3.)

London, Hughes' Portrait Studio, 433 Strand, London W.C., between 8 April 1861 and 14 June 1862

Photograph, albumen positive print, carte de visite- Hungarian National Museum, Historical Photo Department, inventory number: 3475/1957 fk.- Manuscript Collection of the Széchényi National Library, inventory number: Oct. Hung. 953. Contained in the album of Károly Kertbeny entitled "24 a volt magyar me- nekültség soraiból" [24 [persons] from the ranks of former Hungarian refugees]- Library, Benedictine Monastery of Pannonhalma: 2 copies bequeathed by György Rónay

4. György Kmety in civilian clothes, standing full figure (photo 4.)

London, Hughes' Portrait Studio, 433 Strand, London W.C., between 8 April 1861 and 14 June 1862

Photograph, albumen positive print, carte de visite

Hungarian National Museum, Historical Photo Department, inventory number: 76.145M

5. Knee-length portrait of György Kmety, seated in uniform, with the insignia of the Meddi Order and the Medal for Kars (photo 5., 5. a and 5. b)

Signed Gondy and Egey, Debrecen, printed inscription on verso: másolat [copy] Photograph, albumen positive print, carte de visite

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