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Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Durand Baker (1837-93) c.1879
Albumen print | 14.0 x 9.7 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2501435
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Half-length photograph of Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Durand Baker. He is looking to the left and is wearing the uniform of an aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria.
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Durand Baker served in the Crimea, India and Afghanistan. He later held the position of Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
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
14.0 x 9.7 cm (image) (image)
29.0 x 22.6 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Colonel Sir Thomas D. Baker, K.C.B, A.D.C.
