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Lieutenant John Sherston (1857-99) c.1879
Albumen print | 14.2 x 9.7 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2501427
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Photograph of Lieutenant John Sherston. He is sitting on a chair facing partly right holding a piece of equipment in each hand. He is wearing Field Service uniform and there is a helmet on the floor beside the back leg of the chair.
Lieutenant John Sherston served with the Rifle Brigade and was an aide-de-camp to Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts.
This photograph comes from an album from Queen Victoria’s collection titled 'AFGHANISTAN AND EGYPT PORTRAITS 1879 AND 1882' (RCIN 2501413). The album contains photographs of British soldiers who served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80) and Anglo-Egyptian War (1882).
Provenance
From the collection of Queen Victoria
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
14.2 x 9.7 cm (image) (image)
29.0 x 22.6 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Lieut. Sherston, Rifle Brigade, A.D.C. to Sir Fredk Roberts.
