Half-length photograph of Colonel Sir Robert Groves Sandeman. He is sitting facing slightly left and is holding a bicorne hat in his left hand. He is wearing military uniform with an embroidered collar and cuffs and several pieces of insignia with one item worn on a thick ribbon around his neck.

Colonel Sir Robert Groves Sandeman served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

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).