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Troop Sergeant Major Lewis c.1882
Albumen print | 19.7 x 14.5 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2501519
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Photograph of Troop Sergeant Major Lewis. He is standing with his right hand resting on the ornately carved wooden table to the left. He is wearing military uniform and is holding a sword in his left hand. There is a helmet and several books on the table. A patterned curtain is draped to the far left.
Troop Sergeant Major Lewis served with the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards during the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882.
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
19.7 x 14.5 cm (image) (image)
29.0 x 22.6 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Tp Sergt Maj Lewis.
