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Major-General Robert Rollo Gillespie (1830-90) c.1882
Albumen print | 13.2 x 9.2 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2501490
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Photograph of Major-General Sir Robert Rollo Gillespie. He is standing with his head turned slightly to the right and his right arm resting on the stone pillar beside him to the left. He is wearing military uniform with a row of medals and the Order of the Bath. There is a sword by his side and a painted backdrop of a tree behind.
Major-General Sir Robert Rollo Gillespie served in the Anglo-Egyptian 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).
Provenance
From the collection of Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
13.2 x 9.2 cm (image) (image)
29.0 x 22.6 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Col. R. Gillespie, C.B., AAG, 1st Divn.
